Bao
@bashaut.bsky.social
Decolonize now!
Theatre maker (he/they)
Production Manager at #BacktoBackTheatre
Naarm/Melbourne
🇻🇳🇫🇷 Viet kieu (coz, well, colonialism)
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Views are mine
Theatre maker (he/they)
Production Manager at #BacktoBackTheatre
Naarm/Melbourne
🇻🇳🇫🇷 Viet kieu (coz, well, colonialism)
adhd
Views are mine
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Arts Minister Tony Burke made some remarks earlier this week about Creative Australia’s decision to ditch Lebanese Australian artist Khaled Sabsabi as the pick for the 61st Venice Biennale.
They didn’t get much coverage but I can’t get them out of my head.
So here you go.
They didn’t get much coverage but I can’t get them out of my head.
So here you go.
February 17, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Arts Minister Tony Burke made some remarks earlier this week about Creative Australia’s decision to ditch Lebanese Australian artist Khaled Sabsabi as the pick for the 61st Venice Biennale.
They didn’t get much coverage but I can’t get them out of my head.
So here you go.
They didn’t get much coverage but I can’t get them out of my head.
So here you go.
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People who don’t include disability liberation in their understanding of social justice will never make sense to me.
Like what do you MEAN you oppose sexism, racism, and classism, but the minute the lived reality of that oppression starts showing up physically, all your energy just evaporates?
Like what do you MEAN you oppose sexism, racism, and classism, but the minute the lived reality of that oppression starts showing up physically, all your energy just evaporates?
January 30, 2025 at 2:13 AM
People who don’t include disability liberation in their understanding of social justice will never make sense to me.
Like what do you MEAN you oppose sexism, racism, and classism, but the minute the lived reality of that oppression starts showing up physically, all your energy just evaporates?
Like what do you MEAN you oppose sexism, racism, and classism, but the minute the lived reality of that oppression starts showing up physically, all your energy just evaporates?
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"australians are sick of racial division" okay i will try to multiply it then
February 5, 2025 at 9:22 PM
"australians are sick of racial division" okay i will try to multiply it then
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I’m a part time librarian and I just want to echo what I’ve seen other librarians say recently: there is a HUGE uptick in requests for social justice, climate justice, abolition, history, etc books and I just want to say nobody is giving up the fight. If anything people are fighting harder #library
February 4, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I’m a part time librarian and I just want to echo what I’ve seen other librarians say recently: there is a HUGE uptick in requests for social justice, climate justice, abolition, history, etc books and I just want to say nobody is giving up the fight. If anything people are fighting harder #library
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It’s very funny that some of the people most vocal in telling me to love it or leave it are other Vietnamese Americans. The mental colonization is strong.
February 1, 2025 at 7:53 PM
It’s very funny that some of the people most vocal in telling me to love it or leave it are other Vietnamese Americans. The mental colonization is strong.
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And now to start a needlepoint project for a friend.
January 31, 2025 at 6:26 PM
And now to start a needlepoint project for a friend.
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Remember: SILENCE = CONSENT
DO NOT self-censor
DO NOT comply in advance
ALWAYS speak truth to power
ALWAYS build strength in community
Another world is possible!
DO NOT self-censor
DO NOT comply in advance
ALWAYS speak truth to power
ALWAYS build strength in community
Another world is possible!
January 31, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Remember: SILENCE = CONSENT
DO NOT self-censor
DO NOT comply in advance
ALWAYS speak truth to power
ALWAYS build strength in community
Another world is possible!
DO NOT self-censor
DO NOT comply in advance
ALWAYS speak truth to power
ALWAYS build strength in community
Another world is possible!
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I’m sad to learn that my law school classmate, Kiah Duggins, died in the DC plane crash last night.
Kiah was an exceptionally talented civil rights lawyer and aspiring legal scholar.
I hope you’ll read about her work and the causes she cared about, some of which I’ll 🧵 below.
What an immense loss
Kiah was an exceptionally talented civil rights lawyer and aspiring legal scholar.
I hope you’ll read about her work and the causes she cared about, some of which I’ll 🧵 below.
What an immense loss
January 31, 2025 at 4:12 AM
I’m sad to learn that my law school classmate, Kiah Duggins, died in the DC plane crash last night.
Kiah was an exceptionally talented civil rights lawyer and aspiring legal scholar.
I hope you’ll read about her work and the causes she cared about, some of which I’ll 🧵 below.
What an immense loss
Kiah was an exceptionally talented civil rights lawyer and aspiring legal scholar.
I hope you’ll read about her work and the causes she cared about, some of which I’ll 🧵 below.
What an immense loss
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has anyone else found it hard to be creatively productive this month hahahahahaha no i know i know
January 29, 2025 at 7:06 PM
has anyone else found it hard to be creatively productive this month hahahahahaha no i know i know
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As someone who has reported on AI for 7 years and covered China tech as well, I think the biggest lesson to be drawn from DeepSeek is the huge cracks it illustrates with the current dominant paradigm of AI development. A long thread. 1/
January 27, 2025 at 2:12 PM
As someone who has reported on AI for 7 years and covered China tech as well, I think the biggest lesson to be drawn from DeepSeek is the huge cracks it illustrates with the current dominant paradigm of AI development. A long thread. 1/
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🚨 BREAKING: VICPOL FORCED TO WITHDRAW FROM PRIDE MARCH 🚨
Following years of grassroots community action, campaigning and organising, Victoria Police have been forced to pull out of Pride a week before the march!! 🌈
Following years of grassroots community action, campaigning and organising, Victoria Police have been forced to pull out of Pride a week before the march!! 🌈
January 22, 2025 at 4:19 AM
🚨 BREAKING: VICPOL FORCED TO WITHDRAW FROM PRIDE MARCH 🚨
Following years of grassroots community action, campaigning and organising, Victoria Police have been forced to pull out of Pride a week before the march!! 🌈
Following years of grassroots community action, campaigning and organising, Victoria Police have been forced to pull out of Pride a week before the march!! 🌈
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alright you wanna know how to support trans people?
hire them. It's REALLY hard already for visibly trans people to get jobs, even before this shit.
Support places that have trans people working front of house, and make sure owners know that's part of why you're there.
hire them. It's REALLY hard already for visibly trans people to get jobs, even before this shit.
Support places that have trans people working front of house, and make sure owners know that's part of why you're there.
January 21, 2025 at 5:11 AM
alright you wanna know how to support trans people?
hire them. It's REALLY hard already for visibly trans people to get jobs, even before this shit.
Support places that have trans people working front of house, and make sure owners know that's part of why you're there.
hire them. It's REALLY hard already for visibly trans people to get jobs, even before this shit.
Support places that have trans people working front of house, and make sure owners know that's part of why you're there.
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One of the thrills of hosting Áccented: Dialogues in Diaspora is getting to talk with exciting new writers. In this week's episode on Thursday, I'll be speaking with Vivian Pham and Steven Duong.
January 21, 2025 at 5:05 AM
One of the thrills of hosting Áccented: Dialogues in Diaspora is getting to talk with exciting new writers. In this week's episode on Thursday, I'll be speaking with Vivian Pham and Steven Duong.
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I’m not watching. The 13th Amendment specifically says that I do not have to listen to white people on MLK Day. And I respect the Constitution.
January 20, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I’m not watching. The 13th Amendment specifically says that I do not have to listen to white people on MLK Day. And I respect the Constitution.
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It’s much easier to separate the art from the artist when the artist is dead.
January 17, 2025 at 7:38 AM
It’s much easier to separate the art from the artist when the artist is dead.
Looking forward to ditch Insta soon! 🤞
Thanks so much for your interest! FYI the app is NOT available yet. I hope to start an open Testflight beta next week and will post the invite here.
January 16, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Looking forward to ditch Insta soon! 🤞
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Bhattacharya has gone under the radar but would be a disaster. He spread disinformation about COVID, opposed lifesaving public health measures, and encouraged mass infection. As Trump’s NIH head he plans to cut research on vaccines and infectious diseases.
The Second Trump White House Could Drastically Reshape Infectious Disease Research. Here’s What’s at Stake.
Donald Trump’s pick to lead the federal health agency has vowed to replace hundreds of staffers and shift research away from infectious diseases and vaccines. Such an overhaul could imperil the develo...
www.propublica.org
January 16, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Bhattacharya has gone under the radar but would be a disaster. He spread disinformation about COVID, opposed lifesaving public health measures, and encouraged mass infection. As Trump’s NIH head he plans to cut research on vaccines and infectious diseases.
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Gaza tag spotted on a McDonald's billboard in Wales, UK
January 12, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Gaza tag spotted on a McDonald's billboard in Wales, UK
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Gotta love ppl who work in book shops
January 12, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Gotta love ppl who work in book shops
when you're on Gadigal land but immediately reminded we live in a colony... #abolishaustralia
January 13, 2025 at 1:19 AM
when you're on Gadigal land but immediately reminded we live in a colony... #abolishaustralia
2025 first tour of the year. Thanks for having us #SydneyFestival and #SydneyOperaHouse 🎭
January 13, 2025 at 1:08 AM
2025 first tour of the year. Thanks for having us #SydneyFestival and #SydneyOperaHouse 🎭