Luelen
@louisellen.bsky.social
PhD, Sometimes Academic, Writer, Reviewer, Deaf Ally, Co-Director
She/Her|Meanjin|Constantly Curious
She/Her|Meanjin|Constantly Curious
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Update on Brisbane march starting point.
August 23, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Update on Brisbane march starting point.
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How does this save money if kids are being shifted from one funded program to another @markbutlermp.bsky.social?
What happens when they turn 10? They still need support.
This is just a lot of smoke & mirrors to dress up removing support from children who need it. #auspol #NDIS #ThrivingKids
What happens when they turn 10? They still need support.
This is just a lot of smoke & mirrors to dress up removing support from children who need it. #auspol #NDIS #ThrivingKids
Children with autism to be diverted off NDIS under $2bn program announced by Albanese government
Access changes to the NDIS will begin from mid-2027 once the Thriving Kids program has been fully rolled out, Mark Butler says
www.theguardian.com
August 20, 2025 at 8:17 AM
How does this save money if kids are being shifted from one funded program to another @markbutlermp.bsky.social?
What happens when they turn 10? They still need support.
This is just a lot of smoke & mirrors to dress up removing support from children who need it. #auspol #NDIS #ThrivingKids
What happens when they turn 10? They still need support.
This is just a lot of smoke & mirrors to dress up removing support from children who need it. #auspol #NDIS #ThrivingKids
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Fɪsʜɪɴɢ ғᴏʀ ғᴀʟʟɪɴɢ ʟɪɢʜᴛ
“If each day falls inside each night,
There exists a well
where clarity
is imprisoned.
We need to sit on the rim
of the well of darkness
and fish for fallen light,
with patience.“
- Pᴀʙʟᴏ Nᴇʀᴜᴅᴀ
“If each day falls inside each night,
There exists a well
where clarity
is imprisoned.
We need to sit on the rim
of the well of darkness
and fish for fallen light,
with patience.“
- Pᴀʙʟᴏ Nᴇʀᴜᴅᴀ
July 17, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Fɪsʜɪɴɢ ғᴏʀ ғᴀʟʟɪɴɢ ʟɪɢʜᴛ
“If each day falls inside each night,
There exists a well
where clarity
is imprisoned.
We need to sit on the rim
of the well of darkness
and fish for fallen light,
with patience.“
- Pᴀʙʟᴏ Nᴇʀᴜᴅᴀ
“If each day falls inside each night,
There exists a well
where clarity
is imprisoned.
We need to sit on the rim
of the well of darkness
and fish for fallen light,
with patience.“
- Pᴀʙʟᴏ Nᴇʀᴜᴅᴀ
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Actor Mandy Patinkin’s plea for Jews to consider how what Netanyahu’s Israeli government is doing to Gaza is not just harming Palestinians and killing kids — but also endangering Jews across the globe.
July 13, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Actor Mandy Patinkin’s plea for Jews to consider how what Netanyahu’s Israeli government is doing to Gaza is not just harming Palestinians and killing kids — but also endangering Jews across the globe.
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While familiar at emergency announcements and press conferences, Auslan interpreters are now becoming increasingly common at concerts.
Why interpreting live music through Auslan is about more than just lyrics
While familiar at emergency announcements and press conferences, Auslan interpreters are now becoming increasingly common at concerts.
www.abc.net.au
July 9, 2025 at 8:08 PM
While familiar at emergency announcements and press conferences, Auslan interpreters are now becoming increasingly common at concerts.
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Love this! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
He said ‘On your right’ as he jogged past — and for once, I didn’t flinch. But our safety shouldn’t feel exceptional | Tory Shepherd
Most of the time, men just don’t seem to think about whether or not they’re scaring a woman on her own in the dark
www.theguardian.com
July 9, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Love this! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Well that certainly answers the question for me.
Anne Ruston is aware that AI isn’t an oracle - it’s just software that steals content and averages it out?
May 18, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Well that certainly answers the question for me.
Even in the most marginal win there is a lack of humility and good grace.
May 7, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Even in the most marginal win there is a lack of humility and good grace.
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Please use his full name, Peter 'Dick' Dutton
Peter Dutton has lost his seat in Parliament | ABC NEWS
YouTube video by ABC News (Australia)
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May 4, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Please use his full name, Peter 'Dick' Dutton
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
#writing #artist #jeanettewinterson
I thought this was an interesting perspective. Not an endorsement but more to ponder from the brilliant J.W.
#writing #artist #jeanettewinterson
I thought this was an interesting perspective. Not an endorsement but more to ponder from the brilliant J.W.
‘OpenAI’s metafictional short story about grief is beautiful and moving’ | Jeanette Winterson
I think of AI as alternative intelligence – and its capacity to be ‘other’ is just what the human race needs
www.theguardian.com
March 13, 2025 at 1:56 PM
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
#writing #artist #jeanettewinterson
I thought this was an interesting perspective. Not an endorsement but more to ponder from the brilliant J.W.
#writing #artist #jeanettewinterson
I thought this was an interesting perspective. Not an endorsement but more to ponder from the brilliant J.W.
This morning. Brisbane River. ex TCAfred
March 13, 2025 at 11:56 AM
This morning. Brisbane River. ex TCAfred
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Never rely on just one source of information, and never rely on Facebook as any source of information when it comes to disasters.
www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/community-an...
www.bom.gov.au/products/IDQ...
www.abc.net.au/emergency/in...
#TCAlfred
www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/community-an...
www.bom.gov.au/products/IDQ...
www.abc.net.au/emergency/in...
#TCAlfred
So many questions...
'Social media giant Meta blocked or hid Facebook search results for "Cyclone Alfred" ahead of the tropical storm bearing down on Australia's east coast.' #TCAlfred #auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...
'Social media giant Meta blocked or hid Facebook search results for "Cyclone Alfred" ahead of the tropical storm bearing down on Australia's east coast.' #TCAlfred #auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...
Facebook blocked Cyclone Alfred searches ahead of landfall and hasn't explained why
Despite hundreds of thousands of accounts talking about Cyclone Alfred on Facebook, social media giant Meta was blocking or hiding search results about the impending storm before being contacted by AB...
www.abc.net.au
March 5, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Never rely on just one source of information, and never rely on Facebook as any source of information when it comes to disasters.
www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/community-an...
www.bom.gov.au/products/IDQ...
www.abc.net.au/emergency/in...
#TCAlfred
www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/community-an...
www.bom.gov.au/products/IDQ...
www.abc.net.au/emergency/in...
#TCAlfred
A well-educated population has never been more important. There is an onslaught of mis and dis information. Ten years is TOO long!
It’s hard to celebrate public schools gaining full funding. Its hard because kids now in kindergarten must wait till Year 10 before their education is fully supported. Its also hard when most private schools remain overfunded. Its hard to celebrate inequality. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
NSW public schools to be fully funded by 2034, leaving Queensland as only state outside deal
Commonwealth will pay for a quarter of public school funding, up from a fifth, replicating an agreement reached with South Australia and Victoria last month
www.theguardian.com
March 3, 2025 at 10:16 PM
A well-educated population has never been more important. There is an onslaught of mis and dis information. Ten years is TOO long!
Could be a bumpy road ahead
March 3, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Could be a bumpy road ahead
Who else is calling out the damage? Where is the noise from Australia?
February 22, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Who else is calling out the damage? Where is the noise from Australia?
These are dangerous times
I was set to launch my book at the Carter Library next month.
This week, we were told all events now need approval from the National Archives. The next day, my event was forced to relocate.
A book about the working homeless. A book about civil rights. Apparently these topics are now off limits.
This week, we were told all events now need approval from the National Archives. The next day, my event was forced to relocate.
A book about the working homeless. A book about civil rights. Apparently these topics are now off limits.
This is a shamefully racist movement that should be resisted by every person of good will.
@brian-goldstone.bsky.social’s forthcoming book is incredible and it’s honestly the archive’s loss (and the nation’s).
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/a...
@brian-goldstone.bsky.social’s forthcoming book is incredible and it’s honestly the archive’s loss (and the nation’s).
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/a...
February 22, 2025 at 10:18 PM
These are dangerous times
Happy valentine's day all from 3hills Photography Brisbane.
#3hillsphotography
#brisbanephotographer
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February 14, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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Cruelty is the point: Deaf federal workers are losing access to interpreters & even their jobs under sweeping fascist orders to ditch diversity, equity, inclusion & accessibility—DEIA— programs in the gov't workforce. 2 links www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202...
www.dailymoth.com/blog/impact-...
www.dailymoth.com/blog/impact-...
February 6, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Cruelty is the point: Deaf federal workers are losing access to interpreters & even their jobs under sweeping fascist orders to ditch diversity, equity, inclusion & accessibility—DEIA— programs in the gov't workforce. 2 links www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202...
www.dailymoth.com/blog/impact-...
www.dailymoth.com/blog/impact-...
My dog Harvey has great taste in books... If you look carefully! @kazcooke.bsky.social . And his photographer does great work. www.3hillsphotography.com
February 4, 2025 at 7:17 AM
My dog Harvey has great taste in books... If you look carefully! @kazcooke.bsky.social . And his photographer does great work. www.3hillsphotography.com
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Mr. "Step Back and Go Fuck Yourself in the Face" has opened a Cyber Charm School.
December 29, 2024 at 6:59 PM
Mr. "Step Back and Go Fuck Yourself in the Face" has opened a Cyber Charm School.
These appeared in my feed consecutively. Not sure if we should panic, or celebrate?🤔
December 4, 2024 at 11:42 AM
These appeared in my feed consecutively. Not sure if we should panic, or celebrate?🤔