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Ruth Dawkins

@dorkymum.bsky.social

Freelance writer & blogger • Science, environment, travel, books, family, islands • Green, socialist, feminist • Trans rights are human rights • Free Palestine • She/her • Lutruwita/Tasmania via Scotland • #MDANT • dorkymum.com • ruthdawkins.net

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Ruth Dawkins@dorkymum.bsky.social · last wk.

My wee doggo is going into the vet for X-rays tomorrow so we can work out why she’s limping so badly again. And while we will of course do absolutely whatever is required to get her right, I sure hope the answer isn’t ’fly her to Melbourne again for another $15k hip replacement’ 😭😭😭

Ruth Dawkins@dorkymum.bsky.social · last wk.

Heads up any freelancers who have written for the Washington Post in the past - I’ve just had a letter from them noting that a database of vendor/contractor info including financial details has been accessed in a hack 😬

JayIsPainting 🍁@jayispainting.earthskyart.ca · last wk.

Hey folks. If you've got a WordPress site, you need to check what version you're on. There's a critical vulnerability for versions 6.9.0 to 7.0.1. Update immediately. Like put your phone down now & do it. Not tomorrow. Complete compromise & remote code execution are possible w a simple script

Technical Advisory: wp2shell — Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution and Full Site Takeover in WordPress Core

Threat actors are actively exploiting two vulnerabilities in WordPress Core. The vulnerabilities carry a combined CVSS score of 9.8 out of 10.

businessinsights.bitdefender.com

Ruth Dawkins@dorkymum.bsky.social · 2w ago

We have temporary new neighbours who are in the Airbnb next door for six weeks while they find something more permanent and they have just moved here from Abu Dhabi 😳 I just, can’t even begin to get my head around how cold a Tasmanian winter must be feeling to them.

Andy Arthur💃🏰⚓🦌 Threadinburgh 🧵@threadinburgh.scot · 2w ago

Two weeks ago a devastating fire gutted part of the former Debenhams department store. This thread looks at the history of those premises and also of other conflagrations that have broken out on… https://threadinburgh.scot/2026/07/23/up-in-smoke-the-thread-about-princes-streets-fiery-history/

Up in Smoke: the thread about Princes Street’s fiery history

Two weeks ago a devastating fire gutted part of the former Debenhams department store. This thread looks at the history of those premises and also of other conflagrations that have broken out on Princes Street over the years.

threadinburgh.scot

Ruth Dawkins@dorkymum.bsky.social · 2w ago

So earlier in the year I called to say I was reviewing our household expenses and managed to get 6 weeks free health insurance. Yesterday I did the same with mobile phone, home internet and Foxtel (urgh I know, I don’t watch TV so don’t blame me…). Who should I be haggling with next?

Lucy Siegle@lucysiegle.bsky.social · 2w ago

In common with many I’ve felt hugely relieved that Murdoch has finally decided to expose Farage for what he is. The Times’ impressive reporting power has finally been unleashed. but as @carolecadwalla.bsky.social reminds me here before breakthrough in uk journalism comes failure. Read every word…

THE NERVE@thenerve.news · 3w ago

2/ This essential read lays out the story of how Carole has been tracking Nigel Farage since Brexit, how our institutions – including the media – went missing in action, and how being personally sued seemed to have a chilling effect on further scrutiny www.thenerve.news/p/nigel-fara...