Some extra tickets have been released out our sold out events at Byron Bay Writer's festival. I'll be discussing Women Who Win with literary icon Louise Adler. Grab yours! www.byronwritersfestival.com/festival/fea...
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I would like to propose a members bill banning male politicians telling us to have babies.
I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful
Here it is. My manifesto for the 2026 Clacton By-Election. It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Join me, clean up Clacton and let's make 13th August Bin Day! #VoteBinface #VoteyMcVoteface #YesWeTinCan
Yes, this is important! If you don't actively participate in a religion then tick NO RELIGION
Kent Parkstreet@kentparkskeet.bsky.social · 6d agoMuch of the clout religions claim is based on the numbers detailed by the census. Many Australians tick the box of the religion their parents or grandparents followed, as a cultural thing. It would be great if we could all tick #NoReligion if we have no religion. #AusPol
With Victoria's first detection of bird flu today, it is urgent that Labor bans duck shooting. Duck shooting creates a completely avoidable biosecurity threat. It would be utterly reckless for Labor to allow another duck shooting season now that bird flu has reached Victoria.
Smear campaigns like the one against Jason are nothing new. They're a tactic imported from the US' hateful playbook to discredit outspoken, Black individuals. Help us stand up against hate and division 👇 https://goodlawproject.org/petition/stand-in-solidarity-with-jason-arday
Stand up to hate and division by adding your name.
Jason is the youngest Black professor in Cambridge’s history. Rightwing newspapers are trying to smear him with fake accusations of plagiarism. We can't let them.
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Wealth taxes. Rent controls. Action on climate. And a pretty huge crowd ready for hope with a plan for real change. Join.greenparty.org.uk
So 😡😡😡 If you have questions about how women don’t know after being drugged & raped, read the article. Perpetrators are so damn calculated. #MVAWG www.theguardian.com/society/2026...?
‘The bed you thought was safe, isn’t safe’: how Zoe Watts survived drug-facilitated rape – and fought back
For years, her husband was adding sedatives to her evening cup of tea. Now, with fellow survivor Amanda Stanhope, she is lifting the lid on a hidden and diabolical crime
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The Christian Brothers is nothing but a vast paedophile network. It has been abusing kids continuously for over 200 years. It must be stopped. It's time the government and the police moved in to shut this vile group down. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... #auspol
Abuse survivors have won their latest fight against the Christian Brothers. But why did it take so much pain and suffering to get here? | Christopher Knaus
Last month’s announcement that the Catholic order was about to go broke wreaked carnage everywhere I looked. Lives have been thrown into turmoil
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Every now and then, it’s worth saying what ought to be obvious: trans people have always existed, and will exist as long as humans do. They’ve not done anything wrong by wanting their existence recognised, supported, and celebrated. The transformation of their existence into “an issue” is evil.
“I don't get political” translates to “This isn't hurting me yet and I don't care that it's hurting you.”
Incredible statement from the Church in Wales on the ignominious Code of Practice: "The Church in Wales will not use equality law exemptions to exclude trans people from our worship, our sacraments, our pastoral care, or our common life." www.churchinwales.org.uk/en/news-and-...
Statement of the Bench of Bishops of the Church in Wales on the publication of the EHRC Draft Code of Practice - Church in Wales
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Gosh, someone actually asked a lesbian in sports what they thought about trans women. What a (non) surprise, she’s fine with it! I would love to be in a room when a TERF tries to call Megan Rapinoe a “handmaiden” to her face.
Sports Media LGBT+@sportsmedialgbt.com · 3w ago✍️ Megan Rapinoe, writing for Marie Claire “No girl deserves to be discriminated against. That’s why all girls, including trans girls, should be able to play with their classmates in the sports they love… girls who don’t fit someone else’s expectation of femininity, will face further harassment.”
✍️ Megan Rapinoe, writing for Marie Claire “No girl deserves to be discriminated against. That’s why all girls, including trans girls, should be able to play with their classmates in the sports they love… girls who don’t fit someone else’s expectation of femininity, will face further harassment.”
Anti-Trans Legislation Isn't About "Protecting Girls"—It's About Distracting Us From What Matters
"If we really cared about safety and fairness in sports, we’d be breaking down barriers facing girls at every level," writes Megan Rapinoe.
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Re. Queer. 1. If you’re NOT likely to be called it you don’t get to decide whether or not it’s offensive. 2. If you ARE likely to be called it (or have been) you can choose whether to embrace or reject it, but you don’t get to choose for all others who may also get called it.
Just a reminder that the US Woman’s team has won the World Cup four times already.
The people who wanted you to hate immigrants, Muslims and trans people will never be ‘happy’. There’ll never be a point where they say ‘great! The country is a perfect amount of racist and transphobic!’ They always require a scapegoat. It’s disabled ppl and Sikhs today. Tomorrow it could be you.
Speaking as a 40 year payg patsy … this entitled ‘how dare you tax my capital gains’ crew can drive on someone’s else’s roads. And use someone else’s hospitals. Etc. what a crock this debate is.
A reminder: you cannot fight against fascism while embracing transphobia. Authoritarian governments work by enforcing patriarchal gender norms and policing people based on their genitals or chromosomes. We can only defeat this kind of politics by refusing transphobia, as well as racism and misogyny.
Just heard ABC RN a segment on how to adapt in the workplace with AI... for our "improved productivity" and "wellbeing". FFS! SORRY! If the environmental impact of this technology is not discussed as the number one concern... HARD NO from me!!
Very probably the best photo I've ever taken of a 16th Century dovecote with a cow standing in front of it, surrounded by buttercups, looking like she has just dropped a debut album she is thoroughly proud of.
