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interested in making broken things better

[b @thinkymachine]

If I ran a uni (eg ANU) into the ground and I wanted everyone to think it wasn't my fault, I'd absolutely ask that the 'community' of my employees cut their own pay in order to 'save' their own jobs, even if it didn't work, just so that they felt like the damage was theirs to own

[b @thinkymachine]

Too much of schooling is done because it was always done like that, and good policy requires paring back to the most basic parts - ('kids need food') and often you'd come up with something simple, affordable, and that, shockingly, meets the needs of children.

[b @thinkymachine]

Re free school lunches in qld - absolutely yes. I work in education policy and have a note on my desk that I scribbled down in a meeting about canteens that says "maybe canteens are not the answer" - maybe we don't rely largely on women's unpaid labour (P&Cs) to sell food - -

[b @thinkymachine]

Maybe, actually, all kids need to eat good food, and some of them don't get to, maybe we start with that premise and work from there, and maybe you'd come up with something like free school lunch being, actually, obvious - -

[Greater Canberra @GreaterCanberra]

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[b @thinkymachine]

I just learned that some people have no concept of a "reading group" and I cannot imagine the bliss of this kind of life

[b @thinkymachine]

The thing I can't parse is: veep was right all along, but kamala is incredibly parks and rec coded. And those are two cinematic universes that should join up, but just don't

[b @thinkymachine]

@AustralianLabor Wow my dudes please do not use the word solidarity when you mean obedience. The word still means something to some of us. Get it out of your ratty genocide complicit mouths

[b @thinkymachine]

@HowardFMaclean This was very helpful, thank you! Have emailed a short submission 🙏

[b @thinkymachine]

........... yes

[b @thinkymachine]

Anyway by complete coincidence, nice to see one of the dumbest corporate uni statement videos of all time hit the timeline ft that same uni leader. Glad they got nice lighting to tell students that no one cares about genocide. That will surely convince the protesters!

[b @thinkymachine]

a few years ago I was in a meeting at ANU convened to discuss the student impact of uni decisions to gut my humanities department - - 1/

[b @thinkymachine]

I will never understand how you can be a scholar of social sciences and not feel complete rage at injustice. If genocide isn't one of your red lines, but disruption to class is, I have no words for you. Hope your paycheck helps you sleep at night

[b @thinkymachine]

@OzTourLeaks @rather_normal wonder if there's a seniors discount

[Alex @chorizanthe]

Instead of saying, “Professors and students are not criminals” try saying,

“While there is a lower class, I am in it, while there is a criminal element, I am of it, and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free.”

[b @thinkymachine]

@pseudo_milf 🫥

[b @thinkymachine]

@rsgexp Thank you for showing us brave and loving paths forward, Jane. Wishing you every comfort.

[b @thinkymachine]

@rather_normal I enjoy 'log of previous date nights' rather than like, ideas for future date nights. Has the air of keeping receipts for more thorough arguments