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Micaela Pattison @micaelapattison.bsky.social · Aug 22

Oh gosh, he looks so happy. Beautiful pic, Bodie. I'm glad it's brought you happiness in difficult times.

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Micaela Pattison @micaelapattison.bsky.social · Aug 22

Nice! Congratulations. Volume looks great.

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Micaela Pattison @micaelapattison.bsky.social · Aug 22

I was was just about to write 'now finish pushing out the transphobes' 😅

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Micaela Pattison @micaelapattison.bsky.social · Aug 22

I note the signature of a researcher at the CSIC's AI Research Institute in Barcelona and can't help thinking that it's precisely these researchers we need to connect with and learn from (ie. rather than the cynical acolytes churning out SoTL publications like they're PR briefs.)

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Micaela Pattison @micaelapattison.bsky.social · Aug 21

Really interested to hear what Australian educators/ academics think about the framing of this open letter.

Micaela Pattison @micaelapattison.bsky.social · Aug 21

openletter.earth/an-open-lett...

An open letter from educators who refuse the call to adopt GenAI in education

openletter.earth

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Micaela Pattison @micaelapattison.bsky.social · Aug 21

openletter.earth/an-open-lett...

An open letter from educators who refuse the call to adopt GenAI in education

openletter.earth

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Micaela Pattison @micaelapattison.bsky.social · Aug 21

"This is more than shortsighted – it’s self-sabotage. When we hollow out the teaching profession, we undermine our children’s future. When we strip away specialist programs like Tesol [..] we deepen inequality, leaving the most vulnerable students further behind."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Something is rotten in Australia’s tertiary education. And UTS’s suspension of teaching courses is one of its biggest disgraces | Isobel Crealy

If preparing teachers for NSW during an ongoing teacher shortage isn’t a public good, what is?

www.theguardian.com

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Micaela Pattison @micaelapattison.bsky.social · Jul 25

I didn't rush out to buy but listed with interest when he gives the gist of it in Novara interview. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGo8...

Liberalism is in Trouble | Aaron Bastani meets Francis Fukuyama | Downstream

YouTube video by Novara Media

www.youtube.com

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Micaela Pattison @micaelapattison.bsky.social · Jul 25

Bahaha. Ouch. Have you looked at his more recent 'uh oh, liberalism is in trouble' book?

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Micaela Pattison @micaelapattison.bsky.social · Jul 25

Happy Antifascist Pasta Day to all who observe the holiday! 🍝✊

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Micaela Pattison @micaelapattison.bsky.social · Jun 2

Good piece on co-responder model for mental health call outs.

theconversation.com/police-arent...

Police aren’t properly trained for mental health crises – but they’re often the first responders. Here’s what works better

People who are in distress and need support are often met with handcuffs, detention and are sent to hospital emergency departments.

theconversation.com

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Micaela Pattison @micaelapattison.bsky.social · May 21

Música para muñecas! 🙌
Como burguesa arruinada transfeminista, cómo no voy a apoyar este proyecto?

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Micaela Pattison @micaelapattison.bsky.social · May 21

From what we know of him, I think he'll be grand with the 'titled' Sevillanos. Give him some pastel linens, good quality brown leather, an expensive cardy over the shoulders; and the business he knows best... - He and the new fam will be uña y carne in no time!

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Micaela Pattison @micaelapattison.bsky.social · May 21

My sincere thanks to @jordanas.bsky.social @zorasimic.bsky.social and Ben Silverstein for this important piece.

Full article: ‘We open our eyes despite the pain it causes’: a role for historians in these genocidal times www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

‘We open our eyes despite the pain it causes’: a role for historians in these genocidal times

Published in History Australia (Ahead of Print, 2025)

www.tandfonline.com

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Dr Una McIlvenna @unamcilvenna.bsky.social · Apr 23

Also paging @srishti-g.bsky.social @alexhedt.bsky.social
@gillianpolack.bsky.social @elisabethrolston.bsky.social
@micaelapattison.bsky.social
Are any of you up for a #RemoteRetreatAUS again??

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Micaela Pattison @micaelapattison.bsky.social · May 1

Absolutely! (apologies for late reply)

Micaela Pattison @micaelapattison.bsky.social · Mar 4

Mi compañero @kilderbenhauser.bsky.social y la cuestión de negociar nuevas fronteras... sin contar con los habitantes y afectados.

theconversation.com/siete-veces-...

Siete veces en que las grandes potencias se confabularon para negociar nuevas fronteras sin contar con los afectados

Ucrania sin los ucranianos. No es la primera vez que países poderosos, como hacen ahora Estados Unidos y Rusia con Ucrania, negocian nuevas fronteras o esferas de influencia sin contar con la opinión ...

theconversation.com

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Micaela Pattison @micaelapattison.bsky.social · Feb 25

@kilderbenhauser.bsky.social on the German election:

Friedrich Merz has won Germany’s election. But as the far right soars, forming a government may be difficult theconversation.com/friedrich-me...

Friedrich Merz has won Germany’s election. But as the far right soars, forming a government may be difficult

Friedrich Merz’s party has won the most seats in Germany’s election. But after ridiculing the left and embracing far right issues, he may struggle to form a coalition.

theconversation.com

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Micaela Pattison @micaelapattison.bsky.social · Feb 10

By @javitxuela.bsky.social

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Micaela Pattison @micaelapattison.bsky.social · Feb 10

This one made me think of Cristina. 🦄🦕🐀🧚

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Nic Anstett @nicanstett.bsky.social · Feb 6

So, the National Endowment for the Arts announced today that they are reworking the guidelines for all 2026 grants and will be prioritizing projects that center the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. It's now just a propaganda fund.

www.arts.gov/news/press-r...

Updates on National Endowment for the Arts FY 2026 Grant Opportunities

The National Endowment for the Arts is updating its FY 2026 grant guidelines, with deadlines in March and July 2025. These changes impact organizations applying in the Grants for Arts Projects or Chal...

www.arts.gov

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AHA (Australia) @austhistassoc.bsky.social · Feb 6

The AHA strongly opposes Minister Jason Clare's call for the ARC to investigate Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah's grant. Such political interference, which the Minister promised to end, undermines the integrity of the ARC and its independent, peer-review processes.

buff.ly

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Micaela Pattison @micaelapattison.bsky.social · Feb 6

Wow! Back with a bang 😂

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Micaela Pattison @micaelapattison.bsky.social · Feb 6

Well at least one of them's got the stones. #JoshWilsonMP
@albomp.bsky.social

Micaela Pattison @micaelapattison.bsky.social · Feb 5

It truly was. Though we were later given insights into some responses the leadership team offered when given the same exercise and I couldn't help noticing that the nature of my group's optimism was somewhat different to theirs. Oddly enough.

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