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Michael J
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Dr Liz Allen @drdemography.com · 1d
Hey, researchers/commentators! Narrative that the wrong kind of women are having too many kids while the right kind of women are having too few is grotesque. Statistical models are abstract and fail to account for the thing that makes us human: humanity. www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
"That is a real problem in every western country: middle class women do not have enough kids. Women in the welfare system have lots of kids," Mr Abbott said. "If you're very wealthy you can afford to have as many kids as you want."
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Michael J @michaeljongen.bsky.social · 5h
What a grotesque comment from Abbott
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Michael J @michaeljongen.bsky.social · 6h
Any excuse to post a picture of the schnauzers
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Michael J @michaeljongen.bsky.social · 6h
Sanctimonious nonsense from the publishers of the hate peddling Murdoch trash rags who pursue people, including teenagers, they don’t like with extreme prejudice
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Newtown Review of Books @newtownbooks.bsky.social · 16h
Attn Australian book fans! Our 2nd spring giveaway is now on, and you could win this fab bundle of books by Samantha Byres, Murray Middleton, Gretchen Shirm, & Katharine Pollock. Entries close midnight TONIGHT Wed 8 Oct 2025.
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#BookSky 💙 📚
Image of covers of books Dead Ends by Samantha Byres, U Want It Darker by Murray Middleton, Out of the Woods by Gretchen Shirm and Starry Eyed by Katharine Pollock, featured in the Newtown Review of Books 2025 Spring Giveaway #2.
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Michael J @michaeljongen.bsky.social · 16h
www.theguardian.com/fashion/2025...

Hair and leadership
‘Trump’s decomposing ear of corn’: what does ‘hair certainty’ tell us about our leaders?
From Starmer’s stiff quiff to the Maga movement’s glossy TV locks, how performative a politician’s hair appears can tell us much about the prevailing political winds
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Emily Rowe @emilyrowe.bsky.social · 1d
Big beautiful bright moon…
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Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 1d
Heaven have mercy on us all—Presbyterians and Pagans alike—for we are all somehow dreadfully cracked about the head, and sadly need mending
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Newtown Review of Books @newtownbooks.bsky.social · 1d
There's still time to get your entry in to win this great swag of books – entries close midnight tonight, Tuesday 7 October 2025.
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Newtown Review of Books @newtownbooks.bsky.social · 1d
Attn Australian #BookSky: our 2025 spring giveaway is on! Win a great bundle of books by Laura McCluskey, Antigone Kefala, Grant Dooley and William Lane. Be quick - entries close midnight TONIGHT Tues 7 Oct 2025.
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Image of covers of books The Wolf Tree by Laura McCluskey, Collected Works – Fiction by Antigone Kefala, Bomb Season in Jakarta by Grant Dooley and Saturation by William Lane, featured in the Newtown Review of Books 2025 Spring Giveaway #1.
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Michael J @michaeljongen.bsky.social · 1d
Australian Rock and Roll Royalty
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Michael J @michaeljongen.bsky.social · 1d
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...

A long read
The Pushkin job: unmasking the thieves behind an international rare books heist
The long read: Between 2022 and 2023, as many as 170 rare and valuable editions of Russian classics were stolen from libraries across Europe. Were the thieves merely low-level opportunists, or were bi...
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Michael J @michaeljongen.bsky.social · 1d
I agree with you
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Michael J @michaeljongen.bsky.social · 1d
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/o...

Short stay nightmare scenarios
Holiday horrors: Airbnb and Booking.com users battle for refunds as stays go wrong
In a Consumer Champions special, Anna Tims tackles online rental disasters, from a tree collapsing on to a cottage to being trapped in a flat
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Michael J @michaeljongen.bsky.social · 1d
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This is funny
One Bladder After Another: why bros are finally having to queue for the loo | Emma Beddington
There are few things more irritating than waiting outside the Ladies while men sail in and out of their own facilities. A new, very long film has changed all that, writes Guardian columnist Emma Beddi...
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Michael J @michaeljongen.bsky.social · 2d
I’m voting for the Galahs that live in my tree this year
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Michael J @michaeljongen.bsky.social · 2d
Happy Birthday Ian - you are an ornament on this site
a man in a cowboy hat blowing a soap bubble with the words happy birthday behind him
ALT: a man in a cowboy hat blowing a soap bubble with the words happy birthday behind him
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Michael J @michaeljongen.bsky.social · 2d
I’m not sure about this
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2d
😭

IG newberlinlibrary
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Michael J @michaeljongen.bsky.social · 2d
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Outrageous treatment of Australian citizens by the Israeli Government after they were seized in International waters
Australian Gaza flotilla activists detained by Israel complain of ‘degrading and humiliating’ treatment
One tells consular officials his arm was dislocated and head slammed into ground while another fears she may have a stroke
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Patrick Lenton @patricklenton.bsky.social · 2d
Of course, that’s my official vote

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I’ve always admired the magpie for its beauty and spite – so much so I got one tattooed on my arm | Patrick Lenton
I love their monochromatic beauty, I adore the sound of their warble, and above all I relate to their commitment to revenge
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Michael J @michaeljongen.bsky.social · 2d
Rotgoblin
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Michael J @michaeljongen.bsky.social · 2d
I thought that you would be voting for the spite bird aka the vengeful magpie
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Michael J @michaeljongen.bsky.social · 2d
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Killing trees for a view
Stolen views, shipping containers and ‘shame signs’: do Australia’s tree wars need a new solution?
Conservationists and councils have called for bigger fines, a national database about illegal tree removals and even jail time to deter tree killers
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Michael J @michaeljongen.bsky.social · 3d
The film Casablanca never gets old
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Big Bearded Spookteller @bigbeardybooks.bsky.social · 3d
read 157 of 2025, In Ghostly Japan by Lafcadio Hearn

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In Ghostly Japan: Japanese Legends of Ghosts, Yokai, Yurei and Other Oddities
Japanese Legends of Ghosts, Yokai, Yurei and Other Oddities
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Michael J @michaeljongen.bsky.social · 3d
Take them to a record shop. Are you in Melbourne? www.timeout.com/melbourne/sh...
The 11 best record stores in Melbourne
Whether you're a veteran crate digger, a mild enthusiast or a total newbie, these are the best stores for record-loving musos.
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