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Kristin Carao

@mikaelakristin.bsky.social

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Filipino-Australian. Passionate about books, film, food and music. Based in Melbourne, Australia.

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Kristin Carao @mikaelakristin.bsky.social · Aug 9

Hello everyone, time for another book thread from me. 🥳 Finally reading through the #Booker2025 longlist. @thebookerprizes.com @chrispower.bsky.social. Link to the longlist here: The Booker Prize 2025 | The Booker Prizes share.google/WoyPZwW8psNq...

The Booker Prize 2025 | The Booker Prizes

The longlist for the Booker Prize 2025 has been announced, and features a previous winner plus two debut novelists

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🏳️‍🌈 Ms. Marya E. Gates 🦩 @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social · 2h

"I have zero interest in making a film that centers a man—about as much interest as I’d have in going to Mars."

‘Why Is Discomfort So Threatening?’: Filmmaker Mary Bronstein Talks ‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’

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Cynthia “Cina” Pelayo @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social · 3h

I’ve lived in Hermosa in Chicago nearly my entire life. It’s an 80+% Latino community. There are no words for what we’re experiencing right now. I can’t stress this enough—

My home, my people are being psychologically terrorized
People are going missing
People are terrified

Don’t forget about us.

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 6h

“I’m surprised you don’t know this, since you’re a doctor,” I said, “But NOT letting your monkeys jump on the bed actually has far worse consequences. I saw a twenty-seven-part TikTok about it."

I’m a MAHA Mom, and Here’s Why I Won’t Stop My Monkeys from Jumping on the Bed—No Matter What the Doctor Says

I’m a proud mother of five who is obsessed with keeping her monkeys healthy. Some people think it’s crazy how much time I spend making sure everyth...

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Lee Tran Lam @leetranlam.bsky.social · 8h

Taylor Swift releasing (needing?) 30+ variants of her new album in 1 WEEK to knock off Adele’s sales record feels cynical. Should a billionaire really squeeze her fans this way? @defector.com on how ‘good art doesn’t come from greed’ is the BEST piece I’ve seen on TLOAS
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 22h

Venezuelan politician María Corina Machado wins Nobel peace prize

Leader of country’s opposition receives award after scrutiny surrounding committee and comments by Donald Trump * Nobel peace prize – latest Venezuelan opposition politician María Corina Machado has won the Nobel peace prize. The committee commended Machado as a “brave and committed champion of peace” who “keeps the flame of democracy burning during a growing darkness”. Continue reading...

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David Lo Pun-ch Nazis @helpmeskeletor.bsky.social · 22h

Just for some perspective, Israel has dropped about 11 tons of bombs an hour on Palestinians every day on average for 2 years.

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Jonathan Green @greenj.bsky.social · 21h

Live Updates: María Corina Machado Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

Live Updates: María Corina Machado Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 22h

BREAKING

The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Maria Corina Machado for “her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.”

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Kristin Carao @mikaelakristin.bsky.social · 23h

Sorry friends, not usually this negative. But it's just been so bad lately. Just need to catch a break.

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Kristin Carao @mikaelakristin.bsky.social · 23h

Thinking of ending it all. I really don't want to be a burden anymore. 😭😭😭

Kristin Carao @mikaelakristin.bsky.social · 23h

I've been applying for other roles as well that are aligned like registry, legal assistants, govt roles. Anything. But still no dice. 😭 The desperation is real.

Kristin Carao @mikaelakristin.bsky.social · 23h

Not doing too well. 😭😭😭 Still haven't found a job & I can't deal with the housemates anymore. In terms of work, I've been applying for solicitor jobs & anything aligned (I have 1 year PQE), am a fast learner & I have only ever received positive feedback from my previous roles. Really need help!

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Martin Shaw @thebooksdesk.bsky.social · 23h

“Devices are not dangerous for literature.
People can be dangerous for literature.
People, for example, who do not read.”
— László Krasznahorkai

[h/t Vince Czyz)

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The Paperback Bookshop @paperbackbookshop.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations to László Krasznahorkai, this year’s winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature and long-time resident on The Paperback staff reco table👌

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The Booker Prizes @thebookerprizes.com · 1d

Watch Katherine Parkinson read from Audition, the #BookerPrize2025 shortlisted novel by Katie Kitamura.

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Katherine Parkinson reads from Audition by Katie Kitamura | The Booker Prize

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Sarah Weinman @sarahweinman.com · 1d

I am a very last-minute addition to this “Lolita at 70” panel tonight with the wonderful writers Jiayang Fan and Julia May Jonas! Details here: www.92ny.org/event/naboko...

Nabokov’s Lolita at 70 (with Jiayang Fan, Julia May Jonas, and now me, not pictured since I was a last-minute addition to the panel

Thursday October 9 at the 92nd Street Y, 7:30 PM

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Kristin Carao @mikaelakristin.bsky.social · 1d

Celebrated 15 years of Scarf! Amazing food, amazing service & some of the friendliest & warmest people. Thank you for your service to many young refugees & migrants in Melbourne. Such a great night. At Rupert on Rupert, Collingwood.

Kristin Carao @mikaelakristin.bsky.social · 2d

Today's food: Pizza from Brunetti, Biscoff & raspberry coulis crepe from Roule Galette.

Kristin Carao @mikaelakristin.bsky.social · 2d

Going to this tonight! Supporting an organization that helps people from refugee/migrant backgrounds gain employment skills in hospitality through on the job practical training. 😃 Happy 15th birthday to Scarf!
Scarf's 15th Birthday Celebration | Scarf Community share.google/EhdsVyereBPi...

Scarf's 15th Birthday Celebration - 09/10/2025 18:00:00

We’re celebrating 15 years of creating life-changing opportunities through hospitality. The birthday party will see us toasting community, connection and impact (while enjoying delicious food and drin...

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The Booker Prizes @thebookerprizes.com · 2d

Watch Rory Kinnear read from The Rest of Our Lives, the #BookerPrize2025 shortlisted novel by Ben Markovits.

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Rory Kinnear reads from The Rest of Our Lives by Ben Markovits | The Booker Prize

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The Booker Prizes @thebookerprizes.com · 2d

Watch Gabrielle Creevy read from Flashlight, the #BookerPrize2025 shortlisted novel by Susan Choi.

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Gabrielle Creevy reads from Flashlight by Susan Choi | The Booker Prize

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The Booker Prizes @thebookerprizes.com · 2d

Watch Stormzy read from Flesh, the #BookerPrize2025 shortlisted novel by David Szalay.

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Stormzy reads from Flesh by David Szalay | The Booker Prize

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Wing Kuang @wingkuang.bsky.social · 2d

Thinking of all my former colleagues in the regional, digital and audio teams who were hired as a result of the Meta and Google funding, got told we lost the jobs because they now had no money, only to find they spend $2.5 million on this

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Lattouf unlawful termination case has cost ABC at least $2.5m, Hugh Marks tells estimates

Public broadcaster failed to follow its own processes, boss says, and it was ‘not a good reflection on the organisation’

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 2d

This is not appropriate behavior. And I realize many of you who are fans of Katie Porter are very frustrated by what feels like a sexist double standard in how her anger is covered vs. Trump, but you can't tell me this is appropriate behavior toward staff.

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‘Get out of my f--king shot’: Katie Porter tears into staffer in newly released video

Porter in the July 2021 video call exclusively obtained by POLITICO also vented that she was snubbed by the Biden White House, complaining she raised the president “a shit ton of money.”

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