@daveversace.bsky.social
Some guy from Canberra. Writes a bit. Games a bit. Tries not to become infuriated with the state of the world or go outside. Likes dogs. Trans rights are human rights. Science doesn't care about your beliefs. ACAB. AWAWB.
JK Rowling pledges to keep up fight against SNP trans policies Author vows to bankroll campaigners after Scottish government fails to pay group's legal fees in Supreme Court equality case
It cannot be made clearer.
If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.
A cautionary tale from Australia for governments considering age checks for social media.
09.10.2025 08:48 β π 10 π 8 π¬ 1 π 0
We Used To Be Journos talking about the rank cowardice of the National Press Club youtu.be/Ay-f0iG9nJY?...
#AusPol
Pro-science, pro-hope, pro-humanity.
#EndTimesMZ ππͺ
Purchase links: storyoriginapp.com/universalboo...
Time for bed. Enjoy a funk "This Corrosion" by Diane Birch. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RS6W...
09.10.2025 05:53 β π 11 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0Thread. This is as clear a demonstration as you could need that you cannot accept as credible any information provided by the IDF (or an information arm of any authoritarian state) that cannot be independently verified.
09.10.2025 03:51 β π 3 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0Youβre afraid theyβll train AI on your posts because you are weak. I, a genius, post so badly that every word is a blow for mankind in the Robot Apocalypse by making the machines dumber and shittier.
07.10.2025 21:25 β π 215 π 34 π¬ 8 π 0
Delighted to be joint winner of the Shadows Award for Poetry with @leemurraywriter.bsky.social! My poem, "You Swallowed Your Tongue," (BESTIARY OF BLOOD: MODERN FABLES & DARK TALES, @crystallake.bsky.social, ed. Jamal Hodge) was honoured alongside Lee's collection, FOX SPIRIT ON A DISTANT CLOUD.
08.10.2025 03:51 β π 15 π 5 π¬ 2 π 0
Exclusive | OpenAI's first Australian government contract was handed over with no public tender.
08.10.2025 03:07 β π 18 π 6 π¬ 2 π 4Oh FFS
08.10.2025 06:20 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
News that shocks no one: Carbon offsets do nothing for climate.
07.10.2025 11:43 β π 918 π 365 π¬ 21 π 46Obsolete monster says what?
08.10.2025 06:15 β π 6 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop
06.10.2025 20:48 β π 19185 π 7269 π¬ 131 π 372Peacehammer 40K: Paintinge litel miniatures of gardeneres, sculptors, academics. Trimminge hedges. Makinge friendes.
04.10.2025 02:57 β π 528 π 127 π¬ 21 π 16
Proposed changes to Australiaβs FOI laws would make a repeat of the disastrous Robodebt coverup more likely, rather than less, our new research shows.
The PM described Robodebt as a βgross betrayal and human tragedyβ, yet his government plans to make cabinet documents harder to access. #auspol
God this is adorable
07.10.2025 07:17 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0I just saw someone use the abbreviation βAI;DRβ and Iβll be laughing for a while.
06.10.2025 22:00 β π 6909 π 2300 π¬ 26 π 95
Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrowβs budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me πWeβre just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. Itβs been a roaring success. For every β¬1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got β¬1.46 back. Canβt argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."
Damn. This is amazing. Β£325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
Link has always been a positive plus for Bluesky.
Let's be crystal clear the reason for his ban is goalpost moving because the CEO didn't like being called out for racism and bigotry.
That's it. That's literally it.
This Anthropic settlement caseβ¦fellow authors, are any of you feeling rage? I have 12 books listed and money (I donβt CARE how many thousands, even millions) is NOT adequate compensation. What was stolen & used without my permission is priceless! Where is the option to scrub my work from AI?!
05.10.2025 19:11 β π 477 π 95 π¬ 17 π 12Congratulations, old chum. Very well deserved!
06.10.2025 08:09 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Yes. I'm an overeducated Australian in my mid-50's who first learned about the Nakba about six weeks ago.
06.10.2025 07:58 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Prescient
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A major new peer-reviewed Australian report warns that the UKβs Cass Review is fundamentally ill-suited to guide care for trans young people β and should not be adopted as a benchmark in Australia www.starobserver.com.au/news/new-rep...
06.10.2025 03:15 β π 541 π 212 π¬ 13 π 17It's certainly the most needlessly complicated version
05.10.2025 17:59 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The only reason Bluesky exists in the form it does today is through the efforts of an entire community of trans shitposters. They are the bedrock foundation of this place and Bluesky needs to acknowledge that and take special measures to protect them. This is the very least Bluesky owes trans folks.
09.12.2024 16:03 β π 3494 π 888 π¬ 19 π 27Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
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Watching Jay, I realize I am simply exhausted by folks in positions of leadership who are driven to distraction by critique.
If you can't function with critique and pushback, a leadership position is not for you.
Leadership REQUIRES you to absorb and process the critique of stakeholders.
