Judith Ridge
@msmisrule.bsky.social
Writer, editor, reader, neglectful gardener, cat-wrangler. Children’s/YA lit. PhD student: Australian children’s fantasy. New RGPer. She/her. Politics tragic. Lives on unceded First Nations land, lutruwita (Tasmania). https://linktr.ee/msmisrule
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Judith Ridge
@msmisrule.bsky.social
· Nov 18
Reading a friend's thesis for my own PhD research, I came across this quote that seems entirely apposite in the current climate of book-banning. It's by Perry Nodelman, the Canadian Children's Literature academic:
Anyone else kind of yearning for the days when we thought the most pressing existential question was, what happened to the girls on Hanging Rock?
three girls in white dresses are holding hands in a forest
Alt: three girls in white dresses are holding hands in a forest
media.tenor.com
January 3, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Anyone else kind of yearning for the days when we thought the most pressing existential question was, what happened to the girls on Hanging Rock?
Fuck I hate being right.
January 3, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Fuck I hate being right.
Reading on Boxing Day is my personal lifelong tradition, but this year I am frozen by indecision. So many unread books in the house. Where to start?
December 26, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Reading on Boxing Day is my personal lifelong tradition, but this year I am frozen by indecision. So many unread books in the house. Where to start?
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Someone should ask Josh who was in Government when asio dismissed the younger shooter as a person of concern. Or who pushed to make it harder to prosecute antisemitic speech by trying to change Section 18C of Australia's Racial Discrimination Act against the wishes of the Jewish community.
December 17, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Someone should ask Josh who was in Government when asio dismissed the younger shooter as a person of concern. Or who pushed to make it harder to prosecute antisemitic speech by trying to change Section 18C of Australia's Racial Discrimination Act against the wishes of the Jewish community.
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In the latest series of Who Do You Think You Are Australia? three prominent Australians discover shocking revelations about their past selves, including that they opposed strengthening measures against racial vilification
#auspol
#auspol
December 18, 2025 at 11:45 PM
In the latest series of Who Do You Think You Are Australia? three prominent Australians discover shocking revelations about their past selves, including that they opposed strengthening measures against racial vilification
#auspol
#auspol
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Reminder that pearl clutching Pauline Hanson's One Nation party secretly sought millions of dollars in political donations from the NRA to weaken Australia’s strict gun laws.
December 15, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Reminder that pearl clutching Pauline Hanson's One Nation party secretly sought millions of dollars in political donations from the NRA to weaken Australia’s strict gun laws.
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For academic friends researching fantasy and mythic/folkloric literature:
Call for papers for a special issue of Humanities journal, edited by Professor Bartłomiej Błaszkiewicz. Here are the details:
www.mdpi.com/journal/huma...
www.mdpi.com/journal/huma...
www.mdpi.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:18 PM
For academic friends researching fantasy and mythic/folkloric literature:
I suppose if I posted what I really thought about Reynolds she’d sue me into bankruptcy too. And they wonder why women don’t report SA.
December 12, 2025 at 3:53 AM
I suppose if I posted what I really thought about Reynolds she’d sue me into bankruptcy too. And they wonder why women don’t report SA.
I'm such an idiot. I posted this last week and neglected to inlcude the link to the Atlantic podcast. It's been a long year, and I am very tired.
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/i...
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/i...
December 11, 2025 at 7:22 AM
I'm such an idiot. I posted this last week and neglected to inlcude the link to the Atlantic podcast. It's been a long year, and I am very tired.
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/i...
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/i...
TERFs are taking over Substack. Sigh.
December 8, 2025 at 6:13 AM
TERFs are taking over Substack. Sigh.
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Predictably, News Corp have ignored teachers’ pleas for them to stop pitting schools against each other by publishing uncontextualised rankings. Since they’ve ignored this, I’m sharing the list of Australia’s most untrusted brands. News Corp number 8 - should be higher! A toxic stain on Australia.
December 5, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Predictably, News Corp have ignored teachers’ pleas for them to stop pitting schools against each other by publishing uncontextualised rankings. Since they’ve ignored this, I’m sharing the list of Australia’s most untrusted brands. News Corp number 8 - should be higher! A toxic stain on Australia.
Just listened to this podcast from @hannarosin.bsky.social @theatlantic.com in Australia’s under 16 social media ban. It’s really worth listening to, but I’m disappointed that the impact of the ban on marginalised and isolated kids was not even mentioned. I also happened to have spent the day with
December 5, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Just listened to this podcast from @hannarosin.bsky.social @theatlantic.com in Australia’s under 16 social media ban. It’s really worth listening to, but I’m disappointed that the impact of the ban on marginalised and isolated kids was not even mentioned. I also happened to have spent the day with
OK, I am sure this is not an original thought, but I haven’t seen/heard anyone in response to the whole “Virginia Giuffre said Drumpf never touched her” thing question what might possibly have motivated her to lie about it if he had? 🤔
November 15, 2025 at 8:13 AM
OK, I am sure this is not an original thought, but I haven’t seen/heard anyone in response to the whole “Virginia Giuffre said Drumpf never touched her” thing question what might possibly have motivated her to lie about it if he had? 🤔
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Timeline Cleanse: Please watch this video for a demonstration on the correct method for weighing your baby King Penguins
November 15, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Timeline Cleanse: Please watch this video for a demonstration on the correct method for weighing your baby King Penguins
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Hooray! It's #MichaelRosenDay! What a beautiful day!
Head over to his website right now for a FREE event and loads of your other favourite poems, videos and resources michaelrosen.co.uk #funnyfood
@michaelrosenyes.bsky.social @readforgood.bsky.social @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social
Head over to his website right now for a FREE event and loads of your other favourite poems, videos and resources michaelrosen.co.uk #funnyfood
@michaelrosenyes.bsky.social @readforgood.bsky.social @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Hooray! It's #MichaelRosenDay! What a beautiful day!
Head over to his website right now for a FREE event and loads of your other favourite poems, videos and resources michaelrosen.co.uk #funnyfood
@michaelrosenyes.bsky.social @readforgood.bsky.social @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social
Head over to his website right now for a FREE event and loads of your other favourite poems, videos and resources michaelrosen.co.uk #funnyfood
@michaelrosenyes.bsky.social @readforgood.bsky.social @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social
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Think of the quote in the photo below as you listen to this young man.
November 7, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Think of the quote in the photo below as you listen to this young man.
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BENDIGO WRITERS FESTIVAL EXCLUSIVE: La Trobe Uni pressured #Bendigo Council to send the infamous code of conduct to participants, according to those at a council-run roundtable.
Council confirmed to us it sent the code with specific additions at La Trobe Uni’s request.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Council confirmed to us it sent the code with specific additions at La Trobe Uni’s request.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
FOI documents reveal lead-up to failed Bendigo Writers Festival
A founding director of the widely boycotted Bendigo Writers Festival says major sponsor La Trobe University pressured organisers into sending a controversial code of conduct.
www.abc.net.au
November 5, 2025 at 6:14 AM
BENDIGO WRITERS FESTIVAL EXCLUSIVE: La Trobe Uni pressured #Bendigo Council to send the infamous code of conduct to participants, according to those at a council-run roundtable.
Council confirmed to us it sent the code with specific additions at La Trobe Uni’s request.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Council confirmed to us it sent the code with specific additions at La Trobe Uni’s request.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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Good morning! It's the second-last day of our Subscriberthon, and the prizes don't stop coming. Head to overland.org.au/shop today to support us and go into the draw to win!
November 5, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Good morning! It's the second-last day of our Subscriberthon, and the prizes don't stop coming. Head to overland.org.au/shop today to support us and go into the draw to win!
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Speaker Mike Johnson vs Sergeant Schultz from Hogan's Heroes -- who knows less about what's going on?
November 3, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Speaker Mike Johnson vs Sergeant Schultz from Hogan's Heroes -- who knows less about what's going on?
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The guy who got famous betting against the housing market in 2007 just before that bubble burst - played by Christian Bale jn “The Big Short” - just wagered $1 billion on the collapse of the AI boom.
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
Michael Burry Returns With Two Big Shorts: Palantir and Nvidia
Signs of an AI bubble abound: Stock valuations have become uncomfortably rich, AI-related debt is ballooning, and a sustainable financial model for the technology has largely yet to emerge. Now Michae...
www.wsj.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:35 PM
The guy who got famous betting against the housing market in 2007 just before that bubble burst - played by Christian Bale jn “The Big Short” - just wagered $1 billion on the collapse of the AI boom.
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
Fellow Aussies, imagine how exhausted poor Antony Green would be feeling if he’s been covering the 5000+ elections happening in the US today! #auspol
November 5, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Fellow Aussies, imagine how exhausted poor Antony Green would be feeling if he’s been covering the 5000+ elections happening in the US today! #auspol
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I wonder why so many people are feeling aggrieved and becoming radicalised.
Could it be the breathtaking wholesale betrayal of our values, while lying about it, on a daily basis?
Could it be the breathtaking wholesale betrayal of our values, while lying about it, on a daily basis?
Aust universities will cry poor while stealing millions of dollars from precariously employed workers and throwing money at the mass murder industry.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
ANU bought shares in Israeli weapons maker after pledging to stop controversial arms investments
Exclusive: University says Elbit Systems, whose drones have been used extensively in Gaza, not on any controversial weapons list when shares bought and sold this year
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:22 PM
I wonder why so many people are feeling aggrieved and becoming radicalised.
Could it be the breathtaking wholesale betrayal of our values, while lying about it, on a daily basis?
Could it be the breathtaking wholesale betrayal of our values, while lying about it, on a daily basis?
