Dr Alexandra Marley
@bulletproofling.bsky.social
Linguist. Living on Ngunnawal and Ngambri country. Researching: Australian Indigenous languages, sociolinguistics, ethnobotany, decolonisation and epistemologies. Always was, always will be. Also post about other random stuff.
If you're suddenly inundated with clothes moths, they probably came from my place. I just threw out a continent's worth of grubs and moths living in rolled up carpet scraps and a bag of bean-based heat packs 🤢 Working in collections has made me hate moths more than any other insect.
I submitted this for review and publication 3 years ago and it has finally been published this week! 🥳 (Probably a bit out of date by now! 😅)
I have not read the NYer article but this is a most excellent thread.
Stay Human@nabelew.bsky.social · 2w agoThe arguments against language reclamation haven't changed much in the nearly 20 years I've been working in this field: "It costs too much." "People are choosing to abandon their languages, so let them." "They have no practical use." "It's just sentimental nostalgia." Fuck All That, a thread:
Why don't the rich just pay their fair share of tax so that the needy can get the services they require? #auspol
Kent Parkstreet@kentparkskeet.bsky.social · 2mo ago"We have a goal to double philanthropy by 2030. We're on track towards that goal ... the charity sector has a strong friend in the Albanese government, so we're very keen to continue to engage with the sector," Andrew Leigh MP Handing over social policy to haphazard charities is shit policy.
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#telstraoutage meant my mum's NSW trainlink *bus* couldn't go(?) So they replaced a bus with a bus(?), but only to Yass station (where the trains weren't running cos of the outage) and so she and 7 others (including small child) stranded at the station with no way to get to their next destinations.
Entered that phase of toddlerhood where silence is ominous. Found 3yo behind her bedroom door carefully using an eyedropper to decorate the carpet with bright blue ant syrup.
3 year old wakes up at 2am: Daddy... I can't sleep! Her father: why's that? 3yo: Because of the creature. The creature in the bed. 😱
Just discovered a wikiHow for women on dating men shorter than them. It's also been "fact checked"... Can anyone just put anything up there? www.wikihow.com/Dating-a-Sho...
Dating a Shorter Guy: The Perks & What to Consider
Is height a deal-breaker when you're looking for love? You've matched with a short king on Hinge—now what? If you're new to dating guys who are on the shorter side, this article's for you. We'll walk...
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If anyone is really into birds, sign up to the Bird of the Week newsletter! It's the only newsletter I've ever signed up for and ACTUALLY read. Very short, great photos, funny quips. Totally recommend. Just email <nathan@weeklybird.net> to get birds like this badass direct to your inbox:
There's so much distressing and depressing news that I am feeling the need to just share some of the funny videos I've seen while sitting on the couch breastfeeding. Stay tuned...
My partner just asked me if omelette means "little man" in French... Un Hommelette
*My 3yo enters the room with a new stuffed toy* Me: oh hey Winnie the Pooh! 3yo (furious): HE'S NOT A POO 😡
I clicked on this without reading the title and watched on silent with subs thinking it was the USA, but then he mentioned jobseeker and I realised that this is happening in AUSTRALIA. An adequate tax on gas and pumped into social services would radically change the quality of life for so many...
Jeremy Poxon@jeremypoxon.bsky.social · 2mo agoA man on JobSeeker calls into ABC Melbourne to say he hasn't eaten in three days He says all his job provider does is pray for him.
Fondly remembering being about 10 years old and hearing my mother deploy the phrase "ugly as a hat full of bums" for the first time
ABC News Australia@news.abc.net.au · 2mo agoNext diary entry: My wife and I did yet again spy that handsome wench in the tavern last eve and my wife whispered that she hath a look of mischief. We did contrive to have her join us and my wife said unto her we saw you across the bar and find your vibe pleasing...
Samuel Pepys@samuelpepys.bsky.social · 2mo agoMy wife telling me that there was a pretty lady come to church with Peg Pen to-day, I against my intention had a mind to go to church to see her, and did so, and she is pretty handsome.
My kid is currently really into pushing her baby doll around in a toy stroller. Which is very cute until a stranger asks what her baby's name is and we tell them it's 'Bongus'.
Today I learned about 'mallardisation' - the transformation of every type of duck into a Mallard. Because mallards will mate with anyone, apparently. 🦆
👀 jobs.anu.edu.au/jobs/researc...
Research Fellow - Pacific Creoles - Canberra / ACT, ACT, Australia
Classification: Academic Level BSalary package: $121,598 - $137,870 per annum plus 17% superannuationTerm: Full-time, Continuing (Contingent Funded) This position is continuing (contingent funded). Th...
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Just got sent this handy explainer to tonight's budget, so sharing in case anyone else needs it
My mother: ...that Joan Baez biopic kept jumping around you know she had a lot of mental health problems was really focused on her environmental stuff only had one son but she just loved protests he was always second fiddle but it needed editing I'm not a fan of that stream of consciousness stuff...
I just saw an ad for a small discreet piece of hardware that records and transcribes all your conversations using AI... They're positing as a tool for creatives and corporates but I think its main use is going to be by arguing couples looking for ammunition and receipts.
