Gin Valentine
@chekhovsgundam.bsky.social
🏳️⚧️ Aspiring kitchen witch, true trans soul redhead, permanent teacher's pet
She/her. Australian, but a woman once insisted I had an English accent for some reason.
She/her. Australian, but a woman once insisted I had an English accent for some reason.
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A useful overview by Professor Sarah Joseph (from November last year) on how the social media minimum age obligation might violate the implied freedom of political communication in the Constitution:
November 26, 2025 at 3:50 AM
A useful overview by Professor Sarah Joseph (from November last year) on how the social media minimum age obligation might violate the implied freedom of political communication in the Constitution:
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We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings. Resistance and change often begin in art, and very often in our art, the art of words.
November 26, 2025 at 10:40 AM
We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings. Resistance and change often begin in art, and very often in our art, the art of words.
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imagine having to hear shit like "study confirms giving diabetic children insulin reduces their death rates by 100%" as if that hasn't been known for like a hunred years. that's what being trans is like
November 25, 2025 at 12:06 PM
imagine having to hear shit like "study confirms giving diabetic children insulin reduces their death rates by 100%" as if that hasn't been known for like a hunred years. that's what being trans is like
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In reflection, these leaves fallen across a puddle, have found a way back into their parents’ arms.
November 23, 2025 at 10:04 AM
In reflection, these leaves fallen across a puddle, have found a way back into their parents’ arms.
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stupid young people, stop buying a new phone every year if you don't want to be broke. wait no, not like that.
November 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM
stupid young people, stop buying a new phone every year if you don't want to be broke. wait no, not like that.
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I assume in the wake of the Nuzzi thing there’s gonna be people who think “I should do the REAL story on RFKj” even though everyone knows the real story and either acknowledge he sucks or pretend they think he’s great. All the facts are out about him: he’s legit evil and most likely insane
After all the stuff about how Nuzzi was running sub rosa PR for RFK you’d think anybody with a profile in edits would wonder whether they were being manipulated, too
November 25, 2025 at 4:25 AM
I assume in the wake of the Nuzzi thing there’s gonna be people who think “I should do the REAL story on RFKj” even though everyone knows the real story and either acknowledge he sucks or pretend they think he’s great. All the facts are out about him: he’s legit evil and most likely insane
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Every list like this is a trap
The movie listed at #1 is so incredibly misplaced that it calls into question the veracity of the entire list. It belongs on the list, yes, but SO MUCH further down. An absolute, credibility-wrecking flub. Boo, @variety.com! Boo!
variety.com/lists/best-c...
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The 100 Best Comedy Movies of All Time
Variety's list of the 100 best comedy movies of all time includes 'Annie Hall,' 'Pretty Woman,' 'Waiting for Guffman' and 'Young Frankenstein.'
variety.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Every list like this is a trap
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I do not care what comes after; I have seen the dragons on the wind of morning.
November 25, 2025 at 4:40 AM
I do not care what comes after; I have seen the dragons on the wind of morning.
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There's no inherent contradiction in Labor governments simultaneously imprisoning ever-younger kids for longer while banning teens from social media while going soft on gambling advertising, all against expert advice, because the logical consistency tying it all in a neat bow is 'hehe fuck you'
November 25, 2025 at 6:51 AM
There's no inherent contradiction in Labor governments simultaneously imprisoning ever-younger kids for longer while banning teens from social media while going soft on gambling advertising, all against expert advice, because the logical consistency tying it all in a neat bow is 'hehe fuck you'
I wonder if I'll ever get to feel sexy again
November 25, 2025 at 10:47 AM
I wonder if I'll ever get to feel sexy again
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"Generative AI is just like calculators and people criticised them too!!!!"
NO
www.instagram.com/reel/DRQAZDj...
NO
www.instagram.com/reel/DRQAZDj...
November 25, 2025 at 8:10 AM
"Generative AI is just like calculators and people criticised them too!!!!"
NO
www.instagram.com/reel/DRQAZDj...
NO
www.instagram.com/reel/DRQAZDj...
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![R. H. Bing (October 20, 1914 – April 28, 1986)[1] was an American mathematician who worked mainly in the areas of geometric topology and continuum theory.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cyyd366g3hrxp5rynixm2mm3/bafkreid62wy3dekb2kzbisjfdlimlb35j4rlgew5iof7vi32byfszmg26a@jpeg)
![Bing's father was named Rupert Henry, but Bing's mother thought that "Rupert Henry" was too British for Texas. Thus she compromised by abbreviating it to R. H.[5] Consequently, R. H. does not stand for a first or middle name.
When Bing was applying for a visa, he was requested not to use initials. He explained that his name was really "R-only H-only Bing", and ended up receiving a visa made out to "Ronly Honly Bing".](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cyyd366g3hrxp5rynixm2mm3/bafkreigmfj53q4uy33spga2bxdkllqm3ag5sffovg5g7ddmu3vqzkb6k24@jpeg)
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My day and discussion with beloved Udo from 2014 when we drove around the desert and talked ... and went to thrift stores. And more: thesunsetgun.com/2025/11/25/t...
November 25, 2025 at 3:53 AM
My day and discussion with beloved Udo from 2014 when we drove around the desert and talked ... and went to thrift stores. And more: thesunsetgun.com/2025/11/25/t...
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Seeing how much of the right-wing on Twitter is just bot farms, kinda lays bare how much hate and hatred is a project that needs to be constantly maintained, a fire that needs to be fed all the time lest it go out for a moment, so much time, effort, and resources to keep people angry and hateful.
November 24, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Seeing how much of the right-wing on Twitter is just bot farms, kinda lays bare how much hate and hatred is a project that needs to be constantly maintained, a fire that needs to be fed all the time lest it go out for a moment, so much time, effort, and resources to keep people angry and hateful.
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The story told here--one where anecdata suggests agency and autonomy have run amok and nameless activists are to blame--certainly rhymes with the NYT's disastrous panic about trans kids. Then you realize it's literally being written by the same author.
Autism rates have increased in recent decades, but the reasons are more complicated than what Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has presented. Hear more on today's episode of "The Daily." nyti.ms/480eqtm
The Autism Diagnosis Problem
Autism rates have increased in recent decades, but the reasons are more complicated than what Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has presented.
nyti.ms
November 24, 2025 at 9:36 PM
The story told here--one where anecdata suggests agency and autonomy have run amok and nameless activists are to blame--certainly rhymes with the NYT's disastrous panic about trans kids. Then you realize it's literally being written by the same author.
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maybe i am going insane
November 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
maybe i am going insane
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yearning? you mean you're self-shipping with a real person you know?
November 25, 2025 at 3:02 AM
yearning? you mean you're self-shipping with a real person you know?
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TEEN: you’re the only one who understands me danny. my stupid dad won’t let me go see billie eilish with gretchen
AI CHATBOT DANIEL PLAINVIEW FROM THERE WILL BE BLOOD: Your father is a bastard. Fit for a hole in the ground. You will go with Gretchen. Even if your father must die, as a bastard dies
AI CHATBOT DANIEL PLAINVIEW FROM THERE WILL BE BLOOD: Your father is a bastard. Fit for a hole in the ground. You will go with Gretchen. Even if your father must die, as a bastard dies
December 30, 2024 at 10:46 PM
TEEN: you’re the only one who understands me danny. my stupid dad won’t let me go see billie eilish with gretchen
AI CHATBOT DANIEL PLAINVIEW FROM THERE WILL BE BLOOD: Your father is a bastard. Fit for a hole in the ground. You will go with Gretchen. Even if your father must die, as a bastard dies
AI CHATBOT DANIEL PLAINVIEW FROM THERE WILL BE BLOOD: Your father is a bastard. Fit for a hole in the ground. You will go with Gretchen. Even if your father must die, as a bastard dies
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Yes, HID headlights are very bright but the bigger problem is the proliferation of gargantuan vehicles with 5’+ hood heights so that if you’re driving a normal sized car their headlights are at your eye level rather than seat level like they’re supposed to be.
November 25, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Yes, HID headlights are very bright but the bigger problem is the proliferation of gargantuan vehicles with 5’+ hood heights so that if you’re driving a normal sized car their headlights are at your eye level rather than seat level like they’re supposed to be.
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Announcing a six-month CBD police state order two weeks after signing Treaty is a pretty good bit
Trying to get the crime numbers down before the next election. Make sure you have your papers with you. It’s police state stuff.
Public notice: Melbourne CBD - Sunday 30 November 2025 to Friday 29 May 2026
A public notice for Melbourne CBD and surrounds from Sunday 30 November 2025 to Friday 29 May 2026.
www.police.vic.gov.au
November 25, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Announcing a six-month CBD police state order two weeks after signing Treaty is a pretty good bit
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Jayden had written the phrases ‘No Pride in Genocide’, ‘Free Gaza’ and ‘F*** the IDF’ […] the staffers took exception to the word ‘genocide’.
“They said, ‘We can’t be seen taking sides’”.
Being against genocide is controversial. I still can’t wrap my head around that.
“They said, ‘We can’t be seen taking sides’”.
Being against genocide is controversial. I still can’t wrap my head around that.
NSW Premier's Department threatens to fire First Nations musician over 'No Pride in Genocide' slogan
Department targets performer over pro-Palestine messaging on guitar
www.deepcutnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Jayden had written the phrases ‘No Pride in Genocide’, ‘Free Gaza’ and ‘F*** the IDF’ […] the staffers took exception to the word ‘genocide’.
“They said, ‘We can’t be seen taking sides’”.
Being against genocide is controversial. I still can’t wrap my head around that.
“They said, ‘We can’t be seen taking sides’”.
Being against genocide is controversial. I still can’t wrap my head around that.
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HUGE world first win. Gig workers in Australia are on the cusp of securing min rates of pay and accident insurance 🍾
November 25, 2025 at 6:22 AM
HUGE world first win. Gig workers in Australia are on the cusp of securing min rates of pay and accident insurance 🍾
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“Norway taxes its fossil fuel industry heavily and gives their kids free higher education ... we subsidise our fossil fuel industry and charge a fortune to go to uni.”
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November 24, 2025 at 5:25 AM
“Norway taxes its fossil fuel industry heavily and gives their kids free higher education ... we subsidise our fossil fuel industry and charge a fortune to go to uni.”
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