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Judith Ridge

@msmisrule.bsky.social

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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:

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Judith Ridge @msmisrule.bsky.social · 6d

Lawrence O’Donnell Has No Fucks Left To Give.

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Trump destroys White House East Wing for ballroom

Podcast Episode · The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell · 28/10/2025 · 39m

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Judith Ridge @msmisrule.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you!

Judith Ridge @msmisrule.bsky.social · 6d

Hi Bluesky. Can anyone please recommend a really great To Do List/personal organiser app! I have a heap of things coming up I need to keep track of and what I suspect is my ADHD brain cannot keep a diary. Halp. Thanks!

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Dan of the Year @downwithdan.bsky.social · 8d

Brace for another wave of x refuges

& What's happening: Elon Musk confirmed that X will delete all heuristics from its recommendation system within six weeks. In other words, the familiar logic of likes, replies, and reposts that shaped Twitter for years is about to disappear. In its place, Grok, the platform's in-house Al model, will read and watch more than one hundred million posts
and videos every day to decide what users see. At the same time, X is testing a new interface that keeps users inside the app even when they open external links.

How this hits reality: This marks the first time a major social platform has handed full control of content discovery to an Al model.
Engagement farms, trend-hacking accounts, and traditional growth tactics may soon lose their edge. The new winners will be those who write in ways that Grok interprets as engaging, turning social media optimization into a new form of prompt engineering. This shift could reshape influencer strategies, ad targeting, and even political communication in a matter of weeks.
• Key takeaway: X did not just change its algorithm; it replaced it with an Al reader.
Your reach will soon depend on how fluently you can speak Grok.

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Judith Ridge @msmisrule.bsky.social · 14d

Apparently Bluesky doesn’t allow for group chats? Rats!

Judith Ridge @msmisrule.bsky.social · 16d

Thank you!

Judith Ridge @msmisrule.bsky.social · 16d

Don’t forget Short-Fingered Vulgarian

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dag @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 16d

Some are querying whether Andrew can renounce a dukedom without an Act of Parliament.

But you can parse a duchy and he’s left outside.

Good night.

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Pilar redalphababe #fbpe 🇪🇸🇬🇧🇺🇦🇪🇺 @pilargomez.bsky.social · 16d

The consensus from our US friends seems to be we should not engage with the US government accounts which have been opened her so here is a link to a handy block list

Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 16d

Block list for Trump regime government accounts. How to Dismantle a Dictatorship, Step 4: Block validation. #3E bsky.app/profile/did:...

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Olivia Just Wants Tech To Be Fun Again @kingdomfantasy6.bsky.social · 16d

Remember folks. The original bluesky ethos by us bluesky elders (apparently I count?) is block and move on.

Don't quote dunk, don't pick fights.
Block, and move on.

This is what made this site unpalatable to the right early on, and we can continue to make it unpalatable to them.

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Judith Ridge @msmisrule.bsky.social · 16d

Oh crap, ignore that. They make you pay for it now.

Judith Ridge @msmisrule.bsky.social · 16d

Honestly, my cats are interested in anything that moves on the ipad. I do have one called “cat games for cats: mouse toy” they like.

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Judith Ridge @msmisrule.bsky.social · 16d

It’s taken me most of this year to write it, but I think I have a finished draft WITH AN ACTUAL CONCLUSION to a pivotal chapter of my thesis. Imma go and lie down now.

Screenshot of the word count and stats of a google doc.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 17d

Washington Post v. Democracy Docket on today's Bolton news.

I cannot express how dangerous it is that legacy media is normalizing Trump's targeting of his political opponents. I don't like Bolton. But what is happening here is dangerous and wrong.

Support independent media. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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Judith Ridge @msmisrule.bsky.social · 18d

Infuriating. Can’t wait to see the movie though.

Judith Ridge @msmisrule.bsky.social · 19d

In which the author of the source material and the book she wrote are completely excised:

variety.com/2025/film/fe...

Steven Spielberg Surprises London Film Festival at ‘Hamnet’ Premiere and Praises Director Chloé Zhao: She Captures the ‘Seismic Heartbeat of the Earth’

Steven Spielberg made a surprise appearance at the London Film Festival premiere of Chloe Zhao's "Hamnet" on Saturday night.

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Judith Ridge @msmisrule.bsky.social · 20d

Whose decision was this? Bloody hell

Judith Ridge @msmisrule.bsky.social · 24d

So for the love of all that Jane stood for, stop sharing those shitty AI generated fake funeral posts.

Jane Goodall Institute of Canada @janegoodallcan.bsky.social · 24d

We've heard from many people who are interested in attending memorials in the United Kingdom or the United States – but Dr. Jane's wishes were that people honour her locally.

We're planning an official memorial event, which the public can attend in person and online.

Photo: Vincent Calmel

Judith Ridge @msmisrule.bsky.social · 29d

I have no opinion on Taylor Swift.

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Mel Campbell @incrediblemelk.bsky.social · Oct 3

Still struck by a Merriam-Webster IG post I saw on legal doublets: artefacts of the bilingual Norman legal system. The English synonym went first in the pair

law (English/Germanic) & order (French/Roman)
cease & desist
all & sundry
lewd & lascivious
breaking & entering
free & clear
will & testament

Legal doublet - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

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Judith Ridge @msmisrule.bsky.social · Sep 30

Rick’s one of the good guys. Really happy about this.

Rick Morton @squigglyrick.bsky.social · Sep 29

What a ride. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

Writing the book on Robodebt drove Rick Morton mad. Now it's won him $80k

Journalist Rick Morton didn't want to write a book about Robodebt. Now that book, Mean Streak, has won the Prime Minister's Literary Award for non-fiction.

www.abc.net.au

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David @daverino.bsky.social · Sep 30

They made her remove her tampon; it’s about control And humiliation

“The state government has lost a landmark case involving the illegal strip search of a woman by NSW Police at a music festival in 2018. Sydney woman Raya Meredith was awarded $93,000 in damages”
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Woman awarded $93,000 in damages after 'humiliating' festival strip search

A Sydney woman subjected to an unlawful strip search at a music festival has been awarded $93,000 in damages, in a judgement that could see thousands of others also receive compensation.

www.abc.net.au

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Judith Ridge @msmisrule.bsky.social · Sep 30

These absolute clowns.

Kerry Jaggers 🇦🇺 @kerryjaggers.bsky.social · Sep 30

Seriously.

"FBI director Kash Patel gave New Zealand's police and spy bosses gifts of inoperable pistols that were illegal to possess under local gun laws and had to be destroyed, on a visit to the country earlier this year..."

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

FBI boss Patel gave NZ officials 3D-printed guns on Wellington visit

On a visit to New Zealand in July, FBI Director Kash Patel presented three senior security officials with 3D-printed guns that were later destroyed.

www.abc.net.au

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Mx. Fee - FREE LINK @mxfee.bsky.social · Sep 30

I know it's not the point of this article at all but Briggs is ridiculously good at what he does. If you haven't heard his stuff, I recommend checking him out. Either solo work or A.B. Original, or any one of the multitude of collabs he's done - it's all good! Briggs is amazing.

Lenore Taylor @lenoret.bsky.social · Sep 30

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Productivity commission under fire for failing to consult Australian artists about copyright issues around AI recommendations

Productivity Commission under fire for failing to consult Australian artists about copyright issues around AI recommendations

www.theguardian.com

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Sandy Horne @sandyhorne.bsky.social · Sep 29

Yellow-footed rock-wallaby ... on a rock.
Boolcoomatta Reserve.

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