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The Queensland Labor right faction attempted to pass a motion during the Queensland Labor conference to impose the criminalised act of conversion therapy in Queensland upon all new trans people. They were voted down.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
November 30, 2025 at 10:54 AM
The Queensland Labor right faction attempted to pass a motion during the Queensland Labor conference to impose the criminalised act of conversion therapy in Queensland upon all new trans people. They were voted down.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Unpopular opinion, but you should actually cite the sources you use and academics routinely fail to do so if it's not from another published academic paper.
You used ChatGPT? You cite it.
You scraped a marginalised population's reddit posts? You cite them.
You used ChatGPT? You cite it.
You scraped a marginalised population's reddit posts? You cite them.
November 30, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Unpopular opinion, but you should actually cite the sources you use and academics routinely fail to do so if it's not from another published academic paper.
You used ChatGPT? You cite it.
You scraped a marginalised population's reddit posts? You cite them.
You used ChatGPT? You cite it.
You scraped a marginalised population's reddit posts? You cite them.
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Keep on playing. Sometimes it feels like I should have more of an instinct as to where all the strings are given how long I've been playing, but it's hard to gauge skill when there's no-one else around.
November 29, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Keep on playing. Sometimes it feels like I should have more of an instinct as to where all the strings are given how long I've been playing, but it's hard to gauge skill when there's no-one else around.
I thought this was roller Derby for a brief moment
November 30, 2025 at 5:53 AM
I thought this was roller Derby for a brief moment
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"Don't follow illegal orders" would be more meaningful if Democrats had prosecuted literally any of the prominent war criminals of the last 30 years instead of, you know, fucking campaigning with them
November 30, 2025 at 3:21 AM
"Don't follow illegal orders" would be more meaningful if Democrats had prosecuted literally any of the prominent war criminals of the last 30 years instead of, you know, fucking campaigning with them
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If you see all the Gemini commercials showing examples of how it "helps" with work, it is people going "oh shit I forgot about this presentation/report, Gemini! Make it for me real quick!" And that undoubtedly error fueled mess would get an employee fired but an executive can just shrug it off fine
A study by Dayforce shows 87% of executives use AI for work, compared to 57% of managers and just 27% of employees.
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
Execs are embracing AI more than their employees are, new research suggests
Research from HR software company Dayforce suggests that executives are leaning into AI far more than their employees.
www.businessinsider.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:11 PM
If you see all the Gemini commercials showing examples of how it "helps" with work, it is people going "oh shit I forgot about this presentation/report, Gemini! Make it for me real quick!" And that undoubtedly error fueled mess would get an employee fired but an executive can just shrug it off fine
Keep on playing. Sometimes it feels like I should have more of an instinct as to where all the strings are given how long I've been playing, but it's hard to gauge skill when there's no-one else around.
November 29, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Keep on playing. Sometimes it feels like I should have more of an instinct as to where all the strings are given how long I've been playing, but it's hard to gauge skill when there's no-one else around.
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last week i remembered that macOS lets you set your own icons and that *I* have the power to delegitimize the professionalism of the software that runs on my machine, so here's a thread of the 16 new icons i've made so far
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
November 29, 2025 at 1:48 AM
last week i remembered that macOS lets you set your own icons and that *I* have the power to delegitimize the professionalism of the software that runs on my machine, so here's a thread of the 16 new icons i've made so far
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
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The judge says it is "necessary" for the 80-year-old to remain in detention as the conditions proposed by his lawyers do not meet the conditions for parole.
ICC rejects plea to release Philippine ex-president Rodrigo Duterte
The judge says it is "necessary" for the 80-year-old to remain in detention as the conditions proposed by his lawyers do not meet the conditions for parole.
www.abc.net.au
November 28, 2025 at 12:08 PM
The judge says it is "necessary" for the 80-year-old to remain in detention as the conditions proposed by his lawyers do not meet the conditions for parole.
This article remains forever relevant
www.versobooks.com/en-gb/blogs/...
www.versobooks.com/en-gb/blogs/...
November 28, 2025 at 1:55 PM
This article remains forever relevant
www.versobooks.com/en-gb/blogs/...
www.versobooks.com/en-gb/blogs/...
Had the weird experience of the doc doing a breast exam and she commented on how many small lumps there were but I'm fairly certain she was just feeling the knots in the muscle underneath and had never met a woman that did pushups before.
November 28, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Had the weird experience of the doc doing a breast exam and she commented on how many small lumps there were but I'm fairly certain she was just feeling the knots in the muscle underneath and had never met a woman that did pushups before.
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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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Getting your GP to agreed to shared care for trans HRT has become a lot harder in recent years. Some GPs are willing, but many will refuse or make excuses. I investigated one possible reason for this variation for @transsafety.network transsafety.network/posts/from-l...
From Lacking to Malicious - An investigation into NHS England's ICB's guidance
Since the Cass Review’s was published in April 2024, trans healthcare on the NHS has become significantly more precarious and unpredictable. While the dire situation for children has happened in the o...
transsafety.network
November 25, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Getting your GP to agreed to shared care for trans HRT has become a lot harder in recent years. Some GPs are willing, but many will refuse or make excuses. I investigated one possible reason for this variation for @transsafety.network transsafety.network/posts/from-l...
I assumed that the LLM hype squad knew what books are and had read one before. My mistake.
November 26, 2025 at 6:34 AM
I assumed that the LLM hype squad knew what books are and had read one before. My mistake.
The new questions for the Australian census next year really aren't any better than the last mess regarding trans people. In fact, they will more effectively erase the lives of trans people. The sex question has been replaced with "sex at birth". I'll explain why this is an issue. 🧵
November 26, 2025 at 2:20 AM
The new questions for the Australian census next year really aren't any better than the last mess regarding trans people. In fact, they will more effectively erase the lives of trans people. The sex question has been replaced with "sex at birth". I'll explain why this is an issue. 🧵
Once again begging doctors to recognise that "benign" does not mean "fine"
November 26, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Once again begging doctors to recognise that "benign" does not mean "fine"
A Doctor's clinic combining consent forms for very different things should be illegal.
November 25, 2025 at 11:11 PM
A Doctor's clinic combining consent forms for very different things should be illegal.
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Lawyer says that the fact that I have hip dysplasia makes the chances of success even smaller. So yeah, another confirmation that doctors have extremely wide authority to brutalize you and even more-so if you are disabled. There’s pretty much nothing you can do about it. That sucks.
November 25, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Lawyer says that the fact that I have hip dysplasia makes the chances of success even smaller. So yeah, another confirmation that doctors have extremely wide authority to brutalize you and even more-so if you are disabled. There’s pretty much nothing you can do about it. That sucks.
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Followed up with a personal-injury lawyer about the physician who tore my hip and they confirmed what I suspected: despite my extensive records of the injury, my case is so unlikely to succeed that they won’t take it.
For the most part, doctors can injure you with absolutely no consequences.
For the most part, doctors can injure you with absolutely no consequences.
November 25, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Followed up with a personal-injury lawyer about the physician who tore my hip and they confirmed what I suspected: despite my extensive records of the injury, my case is so unlikely to succeed that they won’t take it.
For the most part, doctors can injure you with absolutely no consequences.
For the most part, doctors can injure you with absolutely no consequences.
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One of the things that I've been writing and researching over the past year is how people are neurologically, psychologically and systematically primed for political cruelty, and one of the only heartening things is this - that it would disappear if it wasn't maintained by massive effort.
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 5:16 PM
One of the things that I've been writing and researching over the past year is how people are neurologically, psychologically and systematically primed for political cruelty, and one of the only heartening things is this - that it would disappear if it wasn't maintained by massive effort.
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In Pell's article (headlined "The archbishop replies"), when he talks about "health risks," he is referring to comments he made a few days prior, when he claimed that being gay was a greater health risk than smoking. He also noted the Church would oppose "the spread of the gay agenda" in schools.
November 24, 2025 at 12:28 PM
In Pell's article (headlined "The archbishop replies"), when he talks about "health risks," he is referring to comments he made a few days prior, when he claimed that being gay was a greater health risk than smoking. He also noted the Church would oppose "the spread of the gay agenda" in schools.
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To be absolutely clear on this, one of our volunteers received a letter from a cabinet minister acknowledging the contents of the Discord leaks, including comments talking about serious abuse. The government knows exactly who they are including in these consultations.
Trans Safety Network are extremely concerned that DHSC are continuing to solicit input on trans healthcare from Bayswater and other anti trans groups after a reply to our previous concerns stated they would not work with groups who promote harmful practices or discriminatory views
Wes Streeting continues to ignore safeguarding concerns about parents group linked to abusive practices
Trans Safety Network has seen evidence Wes Streeting and the DHSC solicited feedback on a “puberty blocker risk form” from Bayswater Support Group and other anti-trans groups in September 2025, 6 mont...
transsafety.network
November 24, 2025 at 12:25 PM
To be absolutely clear on this, one of our volunteers received a letter from a cabinet minister acknowledging the contents of the Discord leaks, including comments talking about serious abuse. The government knows exactly who they are including in these consultations.
Turns out a small wedge cut off scrap acoustic foam makes an amazing brush.
November 24, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Turns out a small wedge cut off scrap acoustic foam makes an amazing brush.
Again?
The rare break in proceedings came after One Nation's Pauline Hanson strode into the chamber wearing a burka and then refused to leave after being slapped with a sanction.
Senate shut down for 1.5 hours after Pauline Hanson's burka stunt
The rare break in proceedings came after One Nation's Pauline Hanson strode into the chamber wearing a burka and then refused to leave after being slapped with a sanction.
www.abc.net.au
November 24, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Again?