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People in the US: What do you wish people had done a few years ago to prevent what's happening in your country now? I see many of the same trends starting here in Australia and feel helpless to stop it.

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Worst. Episode. EVER.

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Today, I was told that my gender has tardigrade energy. That might be one of the best compliments I've ever received.

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Watching the US Gov undermine & gut regulatory agencies reminds me of something @iwriteok.bsky.social said in a BtB ep: Regulations are built on bodies. Most exist because people died. They intend to prevent that happening again. Yes, they can cost money & time. But that's cheaper than lives.

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How are people still not understanding how terrifying the Trump administration is?

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History: “Eventually the incompetent fascists invariably lose power and then society recovers in a new and stronger way” Me: “Oh, cool, so what has to happen for the spell to be broken??” History: “mmmm…well, that part is less encouraging.”

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I'm sure Luigi Mangione thought he was doing what was needed to save his country. Just saying...

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Please do all you can to stop this coming to pass. Convince your relatives & workmates that we don't want to become like the US. The day after the US election, Dutton was already parroting Trump's lines against non-binary people. I am scared enough that I'm looking into leaving Aust if he gets in.

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What say you?

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My fellow millennials: Is it just me, or does remembering the origins of the DOGE meme make the current state of the US even more surreal to you too?

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#AusterityProject

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Some good news, finally: www.aclu.org/press-releas...

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The national park service is literally making their sites unreadable by simply deleting the word trans everywhere on the site. MarshabP Johnson's page appears to be down as well.

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Watching a marine doco with a scene about how fur seals defend themselves from sharks by grouping together & charging at the shark. Voice over: "Against the mob, even a Great White will back down." That seems relevant right now. For no specific reason at all...

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I may be a quarter century late, but I'm finally starting my theatre kid era! First rehearsals today for Stages of Empathy by Rebus Theatre.

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You👏are👏valid👏

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First they came for trans people, and I did not speak out- because I avoid 'identity politics'. Then they came for the Palestinians - but I don't do 'purity politics'. Then they came for everyone but me - but I was waiting for the midterms. Then they came for me- and I was quite shocked tbh.

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Watching a doco on mummies recently found in Egypt. A coffin had writing that it's for a man, but when they X-rayed it the skeleton appeared female. The archaeologist stated the "ONLY" explanation is the man bought it but his wife died first. I can think of another possibility: trans people exist.

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🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈 My heart is warmed by the turnout at this morning's Protect Trans Kids rally in Canberra, against the Qld Government's removal of healthcare. Given the weather and general laziness of Canberrans, the organisers expected at most 50 people. There were 400. #MyCBR #ProtectTransKids

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Growing up, I thought the rights I'd have to fight for were to party, not to, you know, exist. Damn you, Beastie Boys, for giving me a false concept of my required activism.

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To see if there's a Protect Trans Youth National Day of Action event happening near you tomorrow (Feb 8th), visit here: transjustice.org.au/youth/

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When your government is placing sanctions on the people responsible for investigating and prosecuting war criminals, it might be time to ask: "Are we the baddies?"

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Anyone have good protest sign ideas for the Protect Trans Youth rally on Saturday? I'm thinking something like "Stop obsessing over kids' genitals" but want it to be snappier. Also happy for other ideas :)

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Australia, please do not fuck this up. Don't do another ideologically-driven attack piece disguised as independent evidence, like the Cass Report. Given the transphobes requested a national review and our upcoming election could make a transphobe our national leader, I am extremely concerned.

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Trump's campaign against trans people is essentially indirect genocide. The many trans-linked bans & framing being trans as "Anti-American ideology" designed to "sow distrust" & "undermine family unity" will increase suicidality & send a message that any means justify the ends of exterminating us.

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In 24 hours we've gotten executive orders attempting to ban gender affirming care, ban recognition of trans youth in schools, ban trans employees in the federal government. It's a full on societal purge of trans people. They meant it when they said they wanted to eradicate us.

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Today's news is brought to you by the German word "Weltschmerz," which literally translates to "world-pain". It's a feeling of sadness, melancholy, or weariness about the world's evils and perils.

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Donald Trump has just released a national under 18 trans care ban executive order. I am working through specifically how it tries to do this, and will live tweet here section by section as I read through it. It is not yet on the website, but has been released via press release.

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Just saw a person in central Canberra wearing a Trump supporter t-shirt. An old white man, of course. When people ask why I'm so invested in US politics, this is why. It has a major influence on Australian culture. And right now, that's scary.

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So how’s it going so far?

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Listening to the 2nd ep of #BehindTheBastards on Oprah & @iwriteok.bsky.social did one of his notorious wonderful/awful ad pivots, promising that none of the advertisers could read or had a decent education. First ad was for a "Back to school" sale. That made me giggle.

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It's been an awful week for many of us, as we watch human rights stripped from the most vulnerable or are told we don't exist, all for political gain. Remember to take care of yourself. Activism burnout is real & this will be a long fight. It's not selfish to prioritise self-care.

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So, no one is male or female? Sex does not start at conception. That doesn't happen until about 7 weeks into embryonic development.

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Day 2 and Trump's administration is literally telling people to snitch on colleagues or face unspecified consequences. You know who historically does that? Dictators.

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You know how the political right has, for decades, justified harmful immigration policies by claiming it's not racism, just that people need to come through the "right" channels? These people were. They were coming through the legal UN resettlement program, after likely waiting years in camps.

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