Attention fellow AUSTRALIANS! 🇦🇺 We now have an official petition to parliament to STOP MASTERCARD and VISA from its campaign of censorship, restricting what legal products we can buy. Please sign it now, and if you're not an Aussie, spread the word! www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/...

I call on the Australian government to #RaiseTheRate of all support payments to a living wage. This would be the single most effective way to lift the productivity, quality of life, and well-being of the whole country. #CommitToALivingWage

Leaked emails show the NDIA chief rushed to withdraw access for a disabled person whose funding was criticised on talkback radio, only to reinstate it 10 months later. Rick Morton reports. http://satpa.pe/VWs8cNO

This piece by @squigglyrick.bsky.social is incredibly well researched and written. I believe this can only be the tip of the iceberg. #NDIA #NDIS #RoboNDIS

Patrick has *quite* the turn of phrase. You should go and read his piece Right Now.

Manual #wheelchair users, how often are you replacing bearings? What else is wearing out? What brands (of parts) are working for you? (boost please!)

A late note on Judge Howell’s ruling striking down the Perkins Coie exec order. Key point is in 1st sentence: “No American President has ever before issued executive orders like the [this] one.” Trump apologists can change the subject or stay silent, but can’t deny she’s right. ... 1/10

@bphillipsonmp.bsky.social I want you to explain to me why I should suddenly turn my life upsidedown and stop using public spaces - that I need for work and participating in public life - when I've used them every day for the last 10 years. Have you ever even spoken to a trans person before?

Landing Zones are really cool, they enable so much developer productivity. @simoneb.bsky.social is a really engaging speaker and you should definitely go to her session.

I’ve signed this petition and if you’re #Australian I urge you to do so too Petition EN7163 - Asylum for Gender and Sexual Minorities from the United States www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/... #auspol #asylum

I've signed this petition, and if you're a #Queenslander who cares about #GenderAffirmingCare I'd love it if you would sign it too www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Work-of-the-...

It’s so hard to find friends who relate to CEO problems. Let’s talk about how challenging it is to be a CEO and then let’s plan a meetup to bond. Maybe on a boat so we can see whaley whales, just look at some orcas

I signed this petition about #MusicTherapy coverage in the #NDIS. I strongly urge you to sign it too. www.change.org/p/keep-music... 1/

That's it, I've deactivated my light blue bird account.

If you've never blocked an account on Bluesky, this should be your first. He is the camel's nose under the Bluesky tent. Put him and his 3.1M Twitter followers in a 19th century enclosure. Profile link to block: bsky.app/profile/did:...

I made this Pride flag using only NASA images and our team thought it would be cool to share on social (I work on the NASA heliophysics communications team), but it's getting all sorts of hate on the bird app and Fbook. Thought y'all might be more appreciative of it here. ☺️🏳️‍🌈💖

Happy Pride Month! 😁🫂💜💙💚💛🧡❤️ 🌈

The idea that “being gay/trans/anything isn’t for me but other people can do whatever the hell they want because it has literally zero effect on me” is so fundamental to reason that I can’t even believe we have to say it in 2024 CE

Real Australians know. 😄

@mmasnick.bsky.social, @kenwhite.bsky.social I'm interested in what your thoughts are on www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04.... AU doesn't have the US' First Amendment, and our "freedom of speech" isn't codified.

Bonus Discworld QOTD - rerunning this one from Feet of Clay, for Trans Day of Visibility

Nex Benedict was murdered.

Here it is. 18 academics from across a wide array of disciplines weigh in: is a hot dog a sandwich? Plus @davidswanson.bsky.social made the most delightful illustration I've ever seen. buttondown.email/theswordandt...

#OhNo @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com

Reskeet if you want to see trans people grow old and live full and rewarding lives

Oooh, you *really* want to update your Apple devices right now today, this is an ugly one: malwaretips.com/threads/appl... #macOS #iOS #iPadOS

I signed this and I urge you to sign it too. www.change.org/p/channel-7-...

I wrote about Senator Blackburn making it quite clear that she intends KOSA to silence "the transgender," and wondering how the hell Democrats like @schatz.bsky.social can still support the law.

Reskeet to spread the trans agenda

iirc @ellearmageddon.bsky.social you like raccoon content. I got a laugh out of this, hope you do too www.youtube.com/shorts/FHleZ...

One thing I very very much like to do is set up #MFA for new applications. I haven't found how to do that with @bsky.app - and there's no hit for #MFA or #Authenticaion in the help pages either. What am I missing?