@bluebec
Feminist, bisexual, leftist, atheist, polyamorous, CPTSD, hEDS, cancer survivor & great cook. Views my own, any pronoun, agender. Love photography, cooking, gaming, travel and learning TERFs, SWERFs & bigots will be blocked Posting from: Naarm/Melbourne
Croatia is now landmine free!
During a time of terrible conflict across the globe, I'm taking a moment to celebrate some good news.
Please feel free to join me in congratulating Croatia and everyone involved in making the country free from the terrible threat of landmines.
Recommendations of 25 medieval manuscripts to explore online. “Almost every institution with a significant collection of medieval manuscripts digitizes many of their most significant works and makes them freely accessible online.” [weirdmedievalguys.substack.com]
I'm okay with Firefly not coming back. Even if they actually put Chinese people in it this time. Though he was the idol of a less informed me, I prefer now that Joss Whedon just sail on off out of the spotlight for good.
Let's move forward, not back.
Looking forward to ordering this when I can
I have a new book coming in December 2026!
* #ActuallyAutistic
* Digging up the ruins of civilization
* Body sharing! ...With your enemy!
* Biblically accurate drones
* Everyone questions their gender
(I am also a trans person in Kansas and could use some encouragement right now 😳)
Photo of Mohammed’s child in a stripy beige shirt and trousers distressed in a hospital bed holding a hand up
Photo of Mohammed’s child dressed in a grey beige shirt and trousers distressed in a hospital bed
🚨This is an emergency.Mybaby very ill needs urgent treatment
Weare a family of 15 suffering cold, hunger,illness
We have lost everything we own
We urgent need £300 to buy essential medicines and other necessities.
Please don't let us down😞🙏🏻
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The issue with transphobia is, well, the transphobia. Obviously...
But their biggest hurdle is how desperately uncool they all are! It's a cursed chalice; One sip, now you are pretending to hate live music and rubbing shoulders with the most off-putting people on the planet!
Embracing being trans has allowed me to truly enjoy life. Yes, we still need to fight like hell for our rights, but after seeing a glimpse of our true selves, seeing genuine smiles on all of our faces, do the bigots think we're really going to give that up so easily?
utterly unhinged that Tucker Carlson ended up doing more truthful, empathetic journalism than anyone on Australian television. Truly cooked
CJEU press release: Member State legislation which does not permit the amendment of the gender data of one of its nationals who has exercised his or her right to freedom of movement is contrary to EU law A Bulgarian national was registered at birth as being male, with a name, personal identification number and identity documents corresponding to that sex. She currently lives in Italy, where she has begun hormone therapy, and now presents herself as a woman. She instituted proceedings before the Bulgarian courts seeking a declaration that she is a female person and to have her civil status data amended on her birth certificate. Despite the medical opinions and legal assessments confirming the gender identity claimed, her request was rejected. According to national legislation, as interpreted by the plenary assembly of civil chambers of the Bulgarian Supreme Court of Cassation, the term ‘sex’ must be understood in its biological sense, excluding any amendment of the particulars relating to sex, name and identification number. The public interest, based on the moral and/or religious values of Bulgarian society, thus prevails over the interests of transgender persons. Hearing the dispute, the Bulgarian Supreme Court of Cassation has doubts as to the compatibility of that legislation with EU law and has referred the matter to the Court of Justice. In its judgment, the Court holds that EU law precludes legislation of a Member State which does not permit the amendment of the gender data in the civil status registers of one of its nationals who has exercised his or her right to move and reside freely in another Member State. The Court emphasises first of all that, while the issue of identity documents falls within the competence of the Member States, they must exercise that competence in compliance with EU law...
Huge trans rights ruling from the EU's top court - if someone moves to another EU country and transitions, their home country can't refuse to amend their registration details to match their lived gender identity
Considering that Grace Tame is known for her advocacy for victims of child sexual abuse, and that it's her engagements on that topic which have been cancelled, I can only assume that anyone who is trying to prevent her from speaking has a vested interest in preventing her from speaking about that
The AMWU's statement doesn't seem to be pulling across, so here it is for BlueSky.
#auspol #Iran #politics
One quick glance at the new CEO's account and it's "oh no". The AI pushing is real. I guess we'll wait and see, but be ready to move - again. Why can't we have nice things (on top of all the bullshit we have to deal with IRL) anywhere on the Internet anymore?
gender affirming care for trans youth is about suicide mitigation so if you remove that you are obviously intending to ramp suicides.
the idea that wes streeting and hilary cass don't know what they're doing is silly. they are absolutely trying to kill those children and they both belong in prison.
The idea that opposing and rolling back trans rights is good for cis women and girls is ludicrous on every level and absolutely enraging when applied in legislation and policy that obviously limits and rolls backs rights for ALL women and girls
Albanese's line that "We're sending defensive forces" to the war should ring everybody's bullshit radars. These "defensive" assets are part of a larger offensive. Take yourself back to school if you're buying it. Centrists can't even send us to war without pretending they're not.
Despite the #ceasefire agreement, we continue to see attacks throughout the #GazaStrip. More than 618 Palestinians have been killed in #Gaza by Israeli attacks since the ceasefire.
There is no safety in Gaza, where the humanitarian situation remains catastrophic.
A mosaic penguin looking to the right with its left wing pointing up and its right wing pointing down
A penguin with its wings folded, looking at the camera with its head tilted. There is a small block near the penguin with the name Tag Lady written on it
A penguin looking towards the left with its right wing pointing up and the left wing relaxed a tile with the name Tag Lady is nearby
The penguin/s from the movie Madagascar by Tag Lady
Above à street sign that reads Quartier des Antiques is a White framed mosaic 9a blue smurf wearing white had, looking down at the sign
Another smurf, most likely also by duo IPDO
Four figures, three possibly by Invader, one by someone else. Left to right. A lego (ish) figure wearing a blue, white and red, vertically striped robe, holding either a choir book or an accordion. The figure has blond hair and a pink face with a red mouth. A Michael Jackson figure made of small tiles. Black pants, white shirt under a red jacket, shoulder length black hair, left arm pointing away with the right arm hanging by its side. A blue owl with a yello moon behind it, standing on a branch. The letters IPDO are on its stomach in white, under what looks like a red neck scarf. Sharing the same branch as the owl is a tiny smurfette
And some more mosaic in Dijon. Two by duo IPDO (blue Owl and smurfette) and the other two by unknown artists
A pixel owl with orange wings, square white eyes with with black pupils, a white tummy, and brown body and brown ears pasted on a grey rendered wall
And now in Dijon, walking the route of the owl
Lot of people getting excited about these Firefly teaser videos. A couple of things to remember:
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Just found out Aussie students are going on strike for Palestine this Wednesday. Details by city are on GreenLeft 👇
(I was looking for anti-war demonstrations, but apparently most were today, Melbourne's being at the state library next Sunday, at 1pm.)
So Satisfying (12 Photos)
Some street art pieces are so satisfying they feel like someone fixed reality. From cracked pavement healed with mosaic in Lyon to a building in Sochi that suddenly grows perfect balconies, these artists know exactly how to make architecture, illusion, and timing click…
France: so, stir fries with cheese, yes?
Rest of the world: wtf?
A lion with a rich mane carved from wood, with its tail between its legs
The face of a lion holding something that looks like twisted rope, between its teeth. The mane looks like a fringe, the lion has prominent brows and a very flat nose
Two stone lions that form part of a finery monument for some dude. The lion's tails curl up from the ground to the their backs. They have neat, small, coiffed manes and very square faces
From inside saint pierre Church, lions of the choir seats
