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Joshua Byrd

@phocks.bsky.social

Software engineer. Musician. Sometimes actor. Husband. Father. Activist. Vegan for the animals.

982 Followers  |  616 Following  |  239 Posts  |  Joined: 28.04.2023  |  1.916

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COW'S MILK IS FOR CALVES ๐Ÿ„

Emma Hurst MP: "Not your mum, not your milk - and now all the politicians know it too ๐Ÿ’…."

Support Emma and the party's work in NSW: nsw.animaljusticeparty.org/donate_state...

#Animals #AnimalRights #PlantBased #AnimalAg #NSWPol #AusPol #AusPol2026 #Cows #Dairy #Climate

27.01.2026 05:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 29    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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For the good of animals and the planet, commit to more plants and less meat in 2026 Many people participate in challenges like Veganuary to feel healthier and to reduce demand for animal products, which can have profound effects on animals as well as the health of our planet.

THINK BIG IN 2026 ๐ŸŒ

For animals, people and the planet consider a shift towards plants.

"Ending animal cruelty in our food systems will need to be met by both individual commitments as well as systemic changes in global food consumption."

www.humaneworld.org/en/blog/new-...

#AusPol #AJP #Animals

12.01.2026 03:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

the thing that strikes me about the Grok "apology" thing is that even those of us who are against "AI" as it is marketed to us have trouble not falling into the basic fallacy that they are trying to sell us, i.e. There's A Little Guy In There

02.01.2026 03:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1689    ๐Ÿ” 291    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 23    ๐Ÿ“Œ 31
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YET ANOTHER GREYHOUND DIES

"A dog left behind in a kennel, a death at Bendigo, and two more serious injuries at the Meadows โ€” just a standard Saturday night for racing greyhounds in Victoria ๐Ÿ’”."

SUPPORT US & ANIMALS:
vic.animaljusticeparty.org/donate_state...

#AusPol #SpringSt #Animals #Dogs

06.01.2026 06:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A Website To End All Websites | Henry From Online How to win the war for the soul of the internet, and build the Web We Want.

โœจ ICYMI, last week I published A Website To Destroy All Websites, an explainer on why the internet feels so bad to use, and what we can do to fix it. i hope you think itโ€™s nice :)

henry.codes/writing/a-we...

05.01.2026 16:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 66    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Look Mummy, there's an aeroplane up in the sky

02.01.2026 22:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Just testing Fediverse integration. Don't mind me :) @phocks.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy

02.01.2026 04:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A Website To End All Websites | Henry From Online How to win the war for the soul of the internet, and build the Web We Want.

youโ€™re right! it feels mostly awful to Go Onlineโ„ข, these days. the internet in a sad state, for reason after reason after reason. but there is a way to fix it; to trade the voidful howling for a quiet & joyful song.

hereโ€™s how to win the war for the soul of the internet, and build the Web We Want.

01.01.2026 19:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 327    ๐Ÿ” 126    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10    ๐Ÿ“Œ 31
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I discovered a new Australian native bee, but there are still hundreds we need to identify The discovery of a horned native bee that pollinates a rare plant highlights how little we know about Australian pollinators.

I discovered a new Australian native bee, but there are still hundreds we need to identify

theconversation.com/i-discovered...

10.11.2025 20:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 28    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Runaway Monkeys Upending the Animal-Rights Movement A troop of macaques escaped one of the largest primate-breeding facilities in America. Now a strange coalition of uncompromising activists and MAGA loyalists is demanding that all lab animals be set f...

Army researchers had been exposing macaques to lethal doses of nuclear radiation, placing them on treadwheels, and prodding them with electric shocks to keep them running until they died. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

09.11.2025 09:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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The epic story of Australia and its first peoples โ€” like you've never seen it The story of Australia and its peoples is vast and deep. It's one you should know, but possibly one you've never been told. Well, not like this anyway.

Deep Time
The story of Australia and its peoples is vast and deep.
Itโ€™s one you should know, but possibly one youโ€™ve never been told. Well, not like this anyway.
www.abc.net.au/news/deeptim...

18.10.2025 20:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Saltwater crocodile found with mouth zip-tied shut near Darwin The discovery of a saltwater crocodile with its mouth bound shut by zip ties in a Darwin river has sparked outrage, with animal rights advocates calling for stronger wildlife protections.

This is why the Animal Justice Party fights for harsher penalties for animal cruelty.

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

#AusPol #Wildlife #AnimalWelfare #AnimalRights

09.10.2025 00:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Annie Lowrey, wife of Ezra Klein, gets an Atlantic Cuomo-apologist hit piece (with a scary illustration) against Zohran Mamdani, and is against ranked choice voting.

"Liberals" like this are why Trump wins. They'll throw aay "vote blue no matter who" and even democracy to stop progressives.

07.10.2025 17:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

man. i hate it when mastodon people are right about things. that's annoying af

03.10.2025 21:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 237    ๐Ÿ” 31    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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#vegan

12.09.2025 21:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿฆ–

21.08.2025 18:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14492    ๐Ÿ” 3373    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 141    ๐Ÿ“Œ 72
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Protect the EUโ€™s Cruelty-Free Promise: End Animal Testing Now The historic cosmetics testing ban is crumbling, and animals are suffering โ€“ sign the petition to EU officials now.

A historic cosmetics testing ban is crumbling. Across Europe, rabbits, rats, fish, and other animals are used in cruel cosmetics tests under the pretext of the EU chemicals regulation. Demand that officials change the law now! petauk.org/45r

17.08.2025 23:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 50    ๐Ÿ” 25    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Hey there

04.07.2025 08:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yes. It's me.

04.07.2025 07:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Fox Mulder from X-Files saying โ€œHey, you got to stay alive if you want to stick it to the governmentโ€

Fox Mulder from X-Files saying โ€œHey, you got to stay alive if you want to stick it to the governmentโ€

โ€œIf you die, you let them off the hook.โ€

โ€œIf you die, you let them off the hook.โ€

Needed this reminder today.

03.07.2025 22:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25448    ๐Ÿ” 9775    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 129    ๐Ÿ“Œ 182

Might make another cup of tea

01.07.2025 04:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

OK maybe I'll give the butterfly app another go. Hi all ๐Ÿ‘‹ What's up? โ˜๏ธ

30.06.2025 12:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hottest 100 of Australian Songs | Vote now Vote now in triple j's Hottest 100 of Australian Songs

hottest100.abc.net.au

28.06.2025 05:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Is BlueSky, the decentralised social network, back up?

25.04.2025 05:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yeah same. Power has been off since last night ๐Ÿ˜”

09.03.2025 03:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hello BlueSky anything exciting happening lately?

08.03.2025 23:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hello Blue sky what's been happening?

08.03.2025 23:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The real struggle in being vegan doesn't involve food.

The hardest part about being vegan is coming face-to-face with the darker side of humanity and trying to remain hopeful.

It's trying to understand why otherwise good and caring people continue to participate in needless violence against animals - just for the sake of their own pleasure or convenience

." -Jo Tyler

The real struggle in being vegan doesn't involve food. The hardest part about being vegan is coming face-to-face with the darker side of humanity and trying to remain hopeful. It's trying to understand why otherwise good and caring people continue to participate in needless violence against animals - just for the sake of their own pleasure or convenience ." -Jo Tyler

27.12.2024 20:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
DAIRY IS SCARY! The industry explained in 5 minutes
YouTube video by Erin Janus DAIRY IS SCARY! The industry explained in 5 minutes

Ok :) Watch this then get back to me :) youtu.be/UcN7SGGoCNI?...

25.12.2024 03:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
DAIRY IS SCARY! The industry explained in 5 minutes
YouTube video by Erin Janus DAIRY IS SCARY! The industry explained in 5 minutes

Ok :) Watch this then get back to me :) youtu.be/UcN7SGGoCNI?...

25.12.2024 03:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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