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submitted 34 days ago • 12 comments

Just a quick vibe check as I head into both a new social media space & new content era in Hooglandia! youtu.be/ZKQ9NMHetxw

submitted 32 days ago • 7 comments

And the awful truth about this is that H-4 spouses endure a brutally high rate of domestic violence, with it being epidemic in South Asian communities, and women under these visas often being afraid to, or unfamiliar with how to, report violence to law enforcement. It’s part of the exploitation.

submitted 60 days ago • 14 comments

Brandolini’s Law will be getting a good run

submitted 76 days ago • 5 comments

NEW: Where the teens are YouTube 90% TikTok 63% Instagram 61% Snapchat 55% Facebook 32% (down from 71%) WhatsApp 23% X 17% (down from 33%) Reddit 14% Threads 6% report: www.pewresearch.org/internet/202...

submitted 76 days ago • 49 comments

Today I learnt, a Picture is not worth a thousand words, but two thousand characters... Loving how easy alt text can be on here.

submitted 77 days ago • 0 comments

Without downloading any new pics, where are you mentally?

submitted 77 days ago • 0 comments

i’m trans. reporting this story nearly killed me. had to stop drinking and wound up on many friends “call to see if she’s ok” lists. please share it. (i’m ok now that it is done.)

submitted 78 days ago • 45 comments

I'm very hesitant to follow people back… I'm confident that I recognise most of the toku queers or the ace science communicators or the netrunner ska fans… But if we're just meeting on here, it's probably through a convo, right? /rh If I haven't followed you back, reply with why you've followed.

submitted 78 days ago • 0 comments

PSA: A lot of bots are invading Bluesky, so many of us are being cautious in following back. Please make sure you put something in your bio to tell people who you are! This is how we find each other! Like and repost other's posts! This is how we build Bluesky! And helps show you are not a bot!

submitted 78 days ago • 285 comments

Thanks to Robert Leven's translation & Wendy Cook's graphic design, the Debunking Handbook 2020 is now available in French (amazingly, its 20 translation thanks to many volunteers' efforts) skepticalscience.com/translation-... P.S. love the French word for debunking: demystification)

submitted 78 days ago • 2 comments

Australia’s Voice senator Fatima Payman has accused political leaders of a “double standard” after an Islamic college school bus was set on fire in Adelaide “There’s no outrage, there’s no pledges of support…why the double standard?” “Not all hate is treated equally”

submitted 78 days ago • 26 comments

Nothing gives you more confidence about Australia’s counter-terror laws than the fact an attack becomes designated “terrorism” following days of political debate, and is designated by politicians responding to media queries, as opposed to any actual security analysis.

submitted 80 days ago • 7 comments

There's a huge tension between the anti-immigration sentiment the Coalition wants to encourage in order to win, and the fact that immigration is necessary for the functioning of our economy.

submitted 81 days ago • 1 comment

Like seriously, WTF 🤬. This is dire news for blue skies research in #NewZealand. Now there is no funding for anything archaeological-related (i.e. humanities) unless you can put evol. biol. spin on it & put it thru the ecology, evolution & behaviour panel www.beehive.govt.nz/release/mars...

submitted 85 days ago • 0 comments

Hey Tabletop media peeps! I'll be at PAX Unplugged running the Null Signal Games Netrunner booth all weekend! If you want to stop by and have a chat about what we have been working on in the Netrunner world, send me a message and we can schedule something! #PaxUnplugged #pax #tabletop

submitted 84 days ago • 1 comment

Woolies are going to attempt to break the @unitedworkers.org.au Woolies warehouse strike tomorrow by bringing in scab labour to at least one of the strike sites. The striking workers need your support to prevent that from happening. 2 Portlink Drive, Dandenong South. 5:30am is ideal.

submitted 88 days ago • 2 comments

"Woolworths said it would reopen the centre after contacting three-quarters of its staff, with 72% of those contacted indicating they wanted to return..." Word on the grapevine is, Woolies are flat-out lying about this figure, and in reality 72% of non UWU members want to return.

submitted 88 days ago • 1 comment

So much this. Bluesky loves links. As @hankgreen.bsky.social says "people click on stuff and they leave the site, they leave! and they read articles!". I love how excited we all are about the open web. Our timeline is healing. Click on the video, and enjoy it on hankschannel! youtu.be/D4ghgVq9z4M

submitted 89 days ago • 42 comments

BREAKING: Autonomous anti-genocide activists bring the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade to a grinding halt after blockading the McDonald’s float for a second year in a row. “Those grinches who thinks they can disrupt the parade: it’s not going to happen,” Mayor Eric Adams said yesterday.

submitted 90 days ago • 216 comments

My son is in first grade at a school that just banned phones. A parent of one of his classmates sent out an email asking if anyone wants to talk about our kids and digital safety. Welllll.... ask a T&S expert about social media policy and you'll get a LOT of words! 🧵1 of who knows how many

submitted 99 days ago • 9 comments

Government and Opposition only allowing 24 hours for a supposed "inquiry" into this absolute mess of a bill is utterly ridiculous. Share the link around! www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar...

submitted 98 days ago • 7 comments

Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance. Remember those who have been killed, injured, abused, tortured for being who they are. Remember those who have taken their own lives because they could not live in a world where they could not be themselves. Remember them. And make the world remember them.

submitted 99 days ago • 146 comments

If we instead assume they're still MAHAing, we reach a scary conclusion. Firstly, MAHA considers Macca's healthy. Thus, the actual makeup of the food is irrelevant to its healthiness. Rather, it's the food's rhetorical power that they're after. But those watching the almond mums already knew that.

submitted 100 days ago • 0 comments

Oh and FYI, I believe: ⚙️ Trans rights are human rights; ⚙️ Food & housing are human rights. ⚙️ Health care (including reproductive health care (i.e. abortions)) is a human right. If you disagree with these, you might change your mind. If you attack me for these, you will be blocked.

submitted 102 days ago • 3 comments

PSA for newbies: Please include ALT text on your images. This is an inclusive space for blind and visually impaired people. Don't arrive late to the party and ignore a bunch of people. Also, please share this skeet, rather than liking it, to ensure the message gets delivered. Thanks!

submitted 103 days ago • 112 comments

One of the things I love about science is, if you find something that doesn't fit with the current understandings, the science must grow and evolve. Compare and contrast fascism, where the ideology is adhered to, at the dismissal and destruction of inconvenient observations.

submitted 103 days ago • 1 comment

Reupping this. Newskies, alt text is an important part of keeping Bluesky welcoming and accessible. I always have people who grumble that they’re “not good at it” or don’t know how. If you’re serious and not just deploying learned helplessness, here’s a whole guide. It’s one of many floating around.

submitted 104 days ago • 2 comments

Asexual and not out yet? Just know that you are VALID and NOT broken. Being open about your Asexuality is totally up to YOU! Whenever you feel safe to do so and have the resources obtained, that is what matters.. ♠️💜♠️💜♠️💜♠️💜♠️ #Asexual #Asexuality #LGBTQIA ♠️💜

submitted 104 days ago • 2 comments

YOU SHOULD GO SUPPORT GENC RAAHHH #art #kamenrider #shinkamenrider #transrights

submitted 105 days ago • 2 comments

Today marks the start of Trans Awareness Week, a time for education and to bring awareness to the issues trans people face. Trans people are not a debate. Trans people have always been here, and they will always be here. 🏳️‍⚧️

submitted 105 days ago • 0 comments