Armand Vella
armandvella.bsky.social
Armand Vella
@armandvella.bsky.social
he/him
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The mechanics are very simple: the growth mandate of these companies, vs the profit structure of gambling as a trade for as far as we've known it (it comes mostly from problem users) means your customer acquisition is by definition trying to create problematic use bsky.app/profile/rory...
Dodgy blokes in the backs of pub who'd break your legs provided better pastoral support of problem gamblers than betting companies
December 6, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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February 15, 2024 at 8:22 PM
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Every legal story now is either

Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach

or

In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
October 3, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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on the one hand trans people are human beings who deserve the same rights as everyone. on the other transphobia plainly turns a person into a intolerable freak who alienates their friends and family bsky.app/profile/luck...
I keep saying it, and saying it, and saying - cis people, if you are a trans ally we need you to stand up for us, visibly and loudly and constantly. It's no longer enough - for anything, but especially trans rights - to assume that the default position is supportive, because it just isn't.
this is a key point. various elite centrists and liberals have become radically pilled on transphobia (likely on Vichy Twitter) and joined the right-wing exterminationist crusade
December 1, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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YES
December 1, 2025 at 1:22 PM