Gail Sanderson
@gailsanderson.bsky.social
Polite yet opinionated do-gooder, living on unceded Jarowair and Giabal land. Smartarse. Proud member of the global #UglyDogs team. She/her/comrade.
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If today’s New York Times editors had been working in London in 1888, they would’ve said Jack the Ripper was “testing societal norms“ and “straining the bounds of propriety.”
July 11, 2025 at 3:14 PM
If today’s New York Times editors had been working in London in 1888, they would’ve said Jack the Ripper was “testing societal norms“ and “straining the bounds of propriety.”
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Fabulous episode on the history, genetics, social and mating behaviour, species classification and Indigenous significance of the wonderful dingo.
[Features @euanritchie.bsky.social. h/t @margbell.bsky.social. Thank you!]
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
[Features @euanritchie.bsky.social. h/t @margbell.bsky.social. Thank you!]
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Dogs in Australia: What is a dingo? - ABC listen
This is the story of the domesticated animal that feralised itself.
Where did dingoes come from and when?
Where does a wild dog stop and a dingo begin?
How much can genetics really tell us about Au...
www.abc.net.au
June 17, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Fabulous episode on the history, genetics, social and mating behaviour, species classification and Indigenous significance of the wonderful dingo.
[Features @euanritchie.bsky.social. h/t @margbell.bsky.social. Thank you!]
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
[Features @euanritchie.bsky.social. h/t @margbell.bsky.social. Thank you!]
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
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There's a thread on AskReddit asking, "People who have had to drain their life’s savings on a single event, what happened?"
99% of the answers are depressing American stories about medical bills, 1% is an Australian who found a wombat burrowing under their house.
99% of the answers are depressing American stories about medical bills, 1% is an Australian who found a wombat burrowing under their house.
June 16, 2025 at 2:40 AM
There's a thread on AskReddit asking, "People who have had to drain their life’s savings on a single event, what happened?"
99% of the answers are depressing American stories about medical bills, 1% is an Australian who found a wombat burrowing under their house.
99% of the answers are depressing American stories about medical bills, 1% is an Australian who found a wombat burrowing under their house.
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hearing ABC correspondent Allyson Horne on the Very Important News that there are Israelis at the Jordan crossing who want to go “home” and and are in queues <with babies and without food apparently for hours> we are hearing. The Israelis are starting fistfights and police were called.
June 16, 2025 at 8:51 AM
hearing ABC correspondent Allyson Horne on the Very Important News that there are Israelis at the Jordan crossing who want to go “home” and and are in queues <with babies and without food apparently for hours> we are hearing. The Israelis are starting fistfights and police were called.
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German Film Festival today and me and friend went to see Reifenstahl, doco on the director of Triumph of the Will and Olympia.
Absolutely fascinating, and she spent the sixty years she had after the war defending that she knew nothing that happened until 1945.
And so many parallels to today.
Absolutely fascinating, and she spent the sixty years she had after the war defending that she knew nothing that happened until 1945.
And so many parallels to today.
May 24, 2025 at 9:56 AM
German Film Festival today and me and friend went to see Reifenstahl, doco on the director of Triumph of the Will and Olympia.
Absolutely fascinating, and she spent the sixty years she had after the war defending that she knew nothing that happened until 1945.
And so many parallels to today.
Absolutely fascinating, and she spent the sixty years she had after the war defending that she knew nothing that happened until 1945.
And so many parallels to today.
I knew it!
WORLD-FIRST: Ground-breaking research published today in the Ornithologist Journal has, for the first time, translated common UK bird vocalisations into equivalent phrases in the human language.
The results tell us a lot!
Extracts below... 🧵
The results tell us a lot!
Extracts below... 🧵
April 2, 2025 at 10:14 AM
I knew it!
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This is worth revisiting every time an Australian politician with a downturned mouth starts talking about nasty, scary "CHINA." #auspol #AUKUS #SundayShot
March 8, 2025 at 10:47 PM
This is worth revisiting every time an Australian politician with a downturned mouth starts talking about nasty, scary "CHINA." #auspol #AUKUS #SundayShot
Friday night in Toowoomba. I'm updating my 'What to do when Gail dies' doc. I go to this track when I need comfort. Hope it soothes and uplifts. Ryuichi Sakamoto and David Sylvian. Rest in eternal peace Ryuichi. You are missed
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtvT...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtvT...
Ryuichi Sakamoto feat David Sylvian and Ingrid Chavez - Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II) (1992)
YouTube video by ambient30
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February 14, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Friday night in Toowoomba. I'm updating my 'What to do when Gail dies' doc. I go to this track when I need comfort. Hope it soothes and uplifts. Ryuichi Sakamoto and David Sylvian. Rest in eternal peace Ryuichi. You are missed
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtvT...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtvT...
Friday the 14th of February is my dearly parted heavenly dog's birthday. Hamish MacFluff came racing into our hearts after being dumped by his original parents. Took me weeks to teach him how to play. The simplest things, hey. He absolutely, totally got it in the end
February 13, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Friday the 14th of February is my dearly parted heavenly dog's birthday. Hamish MacFluff came racing into our hearts after being dumped by his original parents. Took me weeks to teach him how to play. The simplest things, hey. He absolutely, totally got it in the end
Sharing one of my favourite Bob Fosse choreographies, this time from Sweet Charity, 1969. Dear lord, it's 56 years old. Introducing The Aloof.
Please excuse me while I stretch for a few weeks before attempting this
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1Db...
Please excuse me while I stretch for a few weeks before attempting this
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1Db...
Sweet Charity. The Aloof [HD]
YouTube video by Валентин «Merlin» Мирошниченко
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February 13, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Sharing one of my favourite Bob Fosse choreographies, this time from Sweet Charity, 1969. Dear lord, it's 56 years old. Introducing The Aloof.
Please excuse me while I stretch for a few weeks before attempting this
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1Db...
Please excuse me while I stretch for a few weeks before attempting this
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1Db...
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Most women have been told (athlete or not) we're not enough, or too much, too ambitious, too emotional, too competitive, too outspoken etc.
Nike Super Bowl add (their first in 27 yrs) nails this frustrating & discriminative double standard, many women still face.
Fuckem, do it anyway!✊😎
Nike Super Bowl add (their first in 27 yrs) nails this frustrating & discriminative double standard, many women still face.
Fuckem, do it anyway!✊😎
February 12, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Most women have been told (athlete or not) we're not enough, or too much, too ambitious, too emotional, too competitive, too outspoken etc.
Nike Super Bowl add (their first in 27 yrs) nails this frustrating & discriminative double standard, many women still face.
Fuckem, do it anyway!✊😎
Nike Super Bowl add (their first in 27 yrs) nails this frustrating & discriminative double standard, many women still face.
Fuckem, do it anyway!✊😎
Sam. Kerr. Not. Guilty. It's a hallelujah from me and all my female friends
February 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Sam. Kerr. Not. Guilty. It's a hallelujah from me and all my female friends
Reading lots of posts from ppl talking about how they talk to their pets when shite happens. I've done it myself. To my pup 'don't be a dickhead all your life' or 'really?'
As a new grad in suburban Toowoomba I believed that the kid next door was called Jesus Leanne
As a new grad in suburban Toowoomba I believed that the kid next door was called Jesus Leanne
February 9, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Reading lots of posts from ppl talking about how they talk to their pets when shite happens. I've done it myself. To my pup 'don't be a dickhead all your life' or 'really?'
As a new grad in suburban Toowoomba I believed that the kid next door was called Jesus Leanne
As a new grad in suburban Toowoomba I believed that the kid next door was called Jesus Leanne
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Emotionally, I am the corner of a fitted sheet that keeps popping up.
February 9, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Emotionally, I am the corner of a fitted sheet that keeps popping up.
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DOGE "Fork in the Road" emails went out to federal judges, who have lifetime appointments www.newsweek.com/doge-emails-...
DOGE emails went out to federal judges by mistake
U.S. District Judge Randolph Daniel Moss said judges across the country received emails from Elon Musk's DOGE.
www.newsweek.com
February 7, 2025 at 12:03 AM
DOGE "Fork in the Road" emails went out to federal judges, who have lifetime appointments www.newsweek.com/doge-emails-...
Love Murdoch media. Courtesy of taste dot com, the latest fashion goes beyond charcuterie plates, or butter plates
The new trend is to pile up one type of food on a plate, followed by another and ppl help themselves
Looks like A FUCKING BUFFET TO ME JANELLE. Move over Sizzler, coming thru
The new trend is to pile up one type of food on a plate, followed by another and ppl help themselves
Looks like A FUCKING BUFFET TO ME JANELLE. Move over Sizzler, coming thru
February 7, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Love Murdoch media. Courtesy of taste dot com, the latest fashion goes beyond charcuterie plates, or butter plates
The new trend is to pile up one type of food on a plate, followed by another and ppl help themselves
Looks like A FUCKING BUFFET TO ME JANELLE. Move over Sizzler, coming thru
The new trend is to pile up one type of food on a plate, followed by another and ppl help themselves
Looks like A FUCKING BUFFET TO ME JANELLE. Move over Sizzler, coming thru
New profile pic. Not that I'm obsessed with chooks. I want a beauty who will sit on my head and pretend to be a living hat. Together we would be ungovernable
February 7, 2025 at 11:12 AM
New profile pic. Not that I'm obsessed with chooks. I want a beauty who will sit on my head and pretend to be a living hat. Together we would be ungovernable
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Pandemics do not begin with official announcements.
They start with quiet deletions, missing reports, and assurances that there is "no cause for concern."
Pay attention.
They start with quiet deletions, missing reports, and assurances that there is "no cause for concern."
Pay attention.
February 7, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Pandemics do not begin with official announcements.
They start with quiet deletions, missing reports, and assurances that there is "no cause for concern."
Pay attention.
They start with quiet deletions, missing reports, and assurances that there is "no cause for concern."
Pay attention.
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I did not know
And I could not see
Who was waiting there,
Who was hunting me.
By the rivers dark,
Where it all goes on;
By the rivers dark
In Babylon.
-Leonard Cohen
#lyrics #poem #poetry #writingcommunity #photography
#abstract #photoart
And I could not see
Who was waiting there,
Who was hunting me.
By the rivers dark,
Where it all goes on;
By the rivers dark
In Babylon.
-Leonard Cohen
#lyrics #poem #poetry #writingcommunity #photography
#abstract #photoart
February 6, 2025 at 1:05 PM
I did not know
And I could not see
Who was waiting there,
Who was hunting me.
By the rivers dark,
Where it all goes on;
By the rivers dark
In Babylon.
-Leonard Cohen
#lyrics #poem #poetry #writingcommunity #photography
#abstract #photoart
And I could not see
Who was waiting there,
Who was hunting me.
By the rivers dark,
Where it all goes on;
By the rivers dark
In Babylon.
-Leonard Cohen
#lyrics #poem #poetry #writingcommunity #photography
#abstract #photoart
Introducing Maz Jovanovich. Most senior female pilot in the RAAF. Commanded 10 Squadron and now a Group Captain. Former test pilot. First Australian in 25 years to attend and graduate from the US Air Force Test Pilot School. Oh and she and her partner have an adorable baby named Angus
Zuckerberg talking about “masculine energy” is like an emu talking about the glory of flight.
February 6, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Introducing Maz Jovanovich. Most senior female pilot in the RAAF. Commanded 10 Squadron and now a Group Captain. Former test pilot. First Australian in 25 years to attend and graduate from the US Air Force Test Pilot School. Oh and she and her partner have an adorable baby named Angus
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attempting to describe the vibes of the moment. have yet to do better than: "imagine watching a documentary reenacting the burning of the Library of Alexandria set to the soundtrack of 'Yakety Sax'"
February 6, 2025 at 3:59 AM
attempting to describe the vibes of the moment. have yet to do better than: "imagine watching a documentary reenacting the burning of the Library of Alexandria set to the soundtrack of 'Yakety Sax'"
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Guys, I’ve just seen the worst job advert in the world. Absolute state of this.
February 5, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Guys, I’ve just seen the worst job advert in the world. Absolute state of this.