Christopher Bryant
@chr-st-ph-r.bsky.social
he/him. playwright, crip & queer, trash enthusiast. doctor of philosophy researching adaptation, disability, & queerness. loves a good Oxford comma.
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An excerpt from Senator Fatima Payman's brilliant essay from @australiainstitute.org.au latest book, "A Time For Bravery".
Rather topical given Hanson's bullshit yesterday
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Rather topical given Hanson's bullshit yesterday
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
The Floor I Crossed Was Between Fear and Freedom
The point.com.au
thepoint.com.au
November 24, 2025 at 11:12 PM
An excerpt from Senator Fatima Payman's brilliant essay from @australiainstitute.org.au latest book, "A Time For Bravery".
Rather topical given Hanson's bullshit yesterday
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Rather topical given Hanson's bullshit yesterday
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
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we ended up where we are now for a number of reasons, but one was that Dick Cheney realized he could go on camera, lie about saying things he’d previously said on camera, and TV interviewers would just sputter
November 4, 2025 at 1:20 PM
we ended up where we are now for a number of reasons, but one was that Dick Cheney realized he could go on camera, lie about saying things he’d previously said on camera, and TV interviewers would just sputter
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Who knew witnessing a murder could make you laugh
October 27, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Who knew witnessing a murder could make you laugh
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Travel connects you with how other people live, creates empathy and open-mindedness.
AI continues to want to shrink human experience and have us believe only content matters. Close-mindedness and apathy.
AI continues to want to shrink human experience and have us believe only content matters. Close-mindedness and apathy.
A new iPhone app, Endless Summer, uses AI to create photorealistic vacation photos starring you — no travel required
Too burned out to travel? This new app fakes your summer vacation photos for you | TechCrunch
A new iPhone app, Endless Summer, uses AI to create photorealistic vacation photos starring you — no travel required
techcrunch.com
October 21, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Travel connects you with how other people live, creates empathy and open-mindedness.
AI continues to want to shrink human experience and have us believe only content matters. Close-mindedness and apathy.
AI continues to want to shrink human experience and have us believe only content matters. Close-mindedness and apathy.
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From protest laws to deaths in custody, Minns’ rush to claim the conservative high ground is clumsy and costly
From protest laws to deaths in custody, Minns’ rush to claim the conservative high ground is clumsy and costly
At almost every opportunity, the NSW premier chooses a conservative path: get the cops on side and let nobody fault Labor’s toughness on crime. It’s not working
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There is a lesson for Chris Minns in the NSW supreme court’s declaration that police powers to deal with protesters near places of worship are invalid: laws curtailing civil liberties should never be rushed.
They should certainly not be pushed through in an atmosphere of panic and incomplete facts such as existed in the fevered days after the now notorious Dural caravan incident.
Anne Davies is Guardian Australia’s NSW state correspondent Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 16, 2025 at 8:22 AM
From protest laws to deaths in custody, Minns’ rush to claim the conservative high ground is clumsy and costly
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Me on the IMF outlook report and Australians ditching the US as a holiday destination
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
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The IMF reckons the global economy remains ‘in flux’, but the Trump effect is real – and Australians aren’t fooled | Greg Jericho
Even as the government and investors try to treat the Trump situation as ‘normal’, the US has never been less attractive to Australian holidaymakers
www.theguardian.com
October 15, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Me on the IMF outlook report and Australians ditching the US as a holiday destination
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
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I feel like Ben Gvir personally being in the room when Greta Thunberg was being tortured should be bigger news
October 15, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I feel like Ben Gvir personally being in the room when Greta Thunberg was being tortured should be bigger news
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It's good that the govt is rolling out a robotax scheme to get old debts from individuals, that should fix things....
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October 8, 2025 at 11:17 PM
It's good that the govt is rolling out a robotax scheme to get old debts from individuals, that should fix things....
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Labor of course do not need one single vote of the LNP to pass any laws, so they are choosing to make the laws weaker.
I don’t know about you, but I’m a bit scared of any new ‘environment laws’ that Labor can get Matt Canavan and Andrew Hastie to vote for…I think they will be better described as ‘ how to build more mines faster laws’ www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Watt nears deal with Coalition to finally overhaul environment laws
Environment Minister Murray Watt will sit down with his Liberal counterpart Angie Bell today, with quiet optimism in both parties that a deal might soon be struck to finally rewrite Australia's "broke...
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October 8, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Labor of course do not need one single vote of the LNP to pass any laws, so they are choosing to make the laws weaker.
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NEW: Australians overwhelmingly recognise and oppose the genocide in Gaza and want the government to do more to stop it, according to a new poll released today.
www.deepcutnews.com/p/australian...
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Australians overwhelmingly back sanctions on Israel, new poll finds
'Sizeable majority' of voters across political lines want Israel to end genocide in Gaza
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October 5, 2025 at 9:10 PM
NEW: Australians overwhelmingly recognise and oppose the genocide in Gaza and want the government to do more to stop it, according to a new poll released today.
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I refuse to even discuss AI sentience until we as a species achieve human rights
October 5, 2025 at 1:46 AM
I refuse to even discuss AI sentience until we as a species achieve human rights
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DFAT has now confirmed Australians and others have been abused by Israeli authorities after their abduction from the flotilla.
Assaulted and injured. Deprived of sleep and medication. Still illegally detained.
The PM and Foreign Minister must urgently demand their safe release.
Assaulted and injured. Deprived of sleep and medication. Still illegally detained.
The PM and Foreign Minister must urgently demand their safe release.
October 4, 2025 at 9:01 AM
DFAT has now confirmed Australians and others have been abused by Israeli authorities after their abduction from the flotilla.
Assaulted and injured. Deprived of sleep and medication. Still illegally detained.
The PM and Foreign Minister must urgently demand their safe release.
Assaulted and injured. Deprived of sleep and medication. Still illegally detained.
The PM and Foreign Minister must urgently demand their safe release.
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Since 2020, disabled people have been pointing out the rising ease with ableist rhetoric/language, the comfort with which so many people used the r word, the number of people willing to abandon disabled people for some notion of the "normal."
All of it mattered/matters to understand fascism today.
All of it mattered/matters to understand fascism today.
October 3, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Since 2020, disabled people have been pointing out the rising ease with ableist rhetoric/language, the comfort with which so many people used the r word, the number of people willing to abandon disabled people for some notion of the "normal."
All of it mattered/matters to understand fascism today.
All of it mattered/matters to understand fascism today.
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“Actually Romantic” is a diss track, sure (and a pretty mean one), but it’s also Taylor’s confession that she lives for the drama, and she’ll find an enemy if none presents itself. She’s not the put-upon victim of Reputation any more, but a superpower spoiling for a fight.
why does Taylor Swift devote a full song on her shortest album in nearly 20 years to punching down at a fellow pop star? For the same reason she always has—she gets off on it.
Taylor Swift Is On Top of the World. Why Is She Still Punching Down?
The singer’s most instantly infamous new song finds her taking shots at another pop star. It’s a miss.
slate.com
October 3, 2025 at 6:01 PM
“Actually Romantic” is a diss track, sure (and a pretty mean one), but it’s also Taylor’s confession that she lives for the drama, and she’ll find an enemy if none presents itself. She’s not the put-upon victim of Reputation any more, but a superpower spoiling for a fight.
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New government data confirms what everyone already knew...multinational gas exporters are reaping billions from Australian resources while paying little or no tax.
"People are getting increasingly sick of it."
🔊Richard Denniss, co-CEO, the Australia Institute
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
"People are getting increasingly sick of it."
🔊Richard Denniss, co-CEO, the Australia Institute
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
October 3, 2025 at 3:03 AM
New government data confirms what everyone already knew...multinational gas exporters are reaping billions from Australian resources while paying little or no tax.
"People are getting increasingly sick of it."
🔊Richard Denniss, co-CEO, the Australia Institute
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
"People are getting increasingly sick of it."
🔊Richard Denniss, co-CEO, the Australia Institute
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
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Big love and gratitude to my sister @judithnangala.bsky.social for reviewing The Nightmare Sequence, when no one else would because our media is dominated by cowards, and for having the courage to name the problem and contextualise the work. rochfordstreetreview.com/2025/09/29/t...
The harrowing task of truth telling: Judith Nangala Crispin reviews ‘The Nightmare Sequence’ by Omar Sakr and artist Safdar Ahmed
The Nightmare Sequence is a profound and deeply moving act of truth-telling created by poet Omar Sakr and artist Safdar Ahmed. It is bravely published by University of Queensland Press, in an almos…
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September 29, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Big love and gratitude to my sister @judithnangala.bsky.social for reviewing The Nightmare Sequence, when no one else would because our media is dominated by cowards, and for having the courage to name the problem and contextualise the work. rochfordstreetreview.com/2025/09/29/t...
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This is why I struggle with the widespread adoption (by govt, journalism and certain orgs in particular) of terminology like "neurodiverse" and "on the spectrum". Autism is still so widely feared and hated that many people will do whatever they can to avoid directly mentioning it.
Not really a fan of how most people talk about autism. Even those who support autistic people will act like it’s some disease to be avoided. Something we should be reducing the chances of.
I think a lot of people do think that.
Because they don’t view us as desirable.
I think a lot of people do think that.
Because they don’t view us as desirable.
September 22, 2025 at 10:24 PM
This is why I struggle with the widespread adoption (by govt, journalism and certain orgs in particular) of terminology like "neurodiverse" and "on the spectrum". Autism is still so widely feared and hated that many people will do whatever they can to avoid directly mentioning it.
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For a country like Australia that has "universal health care" and the unalloyed good of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, please don't keep talking with someone who thinks Tylenol causes autism and is spreading lies about childhood vaccinations. it's really fucking simple.
September 22, 2025 at 11:11 PM
For a country like Australia that has "universal health care" and the unalloyed good of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, please don't keep talking with someone who thinks Tylenol causes autism and is spreading lies about childhood vaccinations. it's really fucking simple.
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Yes. Good. Do not have a meeting with this fascist. Do not continue to tie us to an authoritarian regime.
This is very good news. Meeting Trump is a bad idea that never helps anyone or any country. Stay as far away from the fetid, racist, sex pest as you can.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Anthony Albanese left off Donald Trump meeting schedule in New York
The Australian prime minister appears to have failed to secure a bilateral with the US president on his visit to the UN general assembly in New York
www.theguardian.com
September 22, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Yes. Good. Do not have a meeting with this fascist. Do not continue to tie us to an authoritarian regime.
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The AUKUS deal is a sinking ship in all ways except for the one we want.
American experts are telling us "accept the fact that you're not going to get those submarines" but the Aus Gov is still giving America billions to make their own subs.
Ditch AUKUS while we can still salvage some dignity.
American experts are telling us "accept the fact that you're not going to get those submarines" but the Aus Gov is still giving America billions to make their own subs.
Ditch AUKUS while we can still salvage some dignity.
September 23, 2025 at 12:39 AM
The AUKUS deal is a sinking ship in all ways except for the one we want.
American experts are telling us "accept the fact that you're not going to get those submarines" but the Aus Gov is still giving America billions to make their own subs.
Ditch AUKUS while we can still salvage some dignity.
American experts are telling us "accept the fact that you're not going to get those submarines" but the Aus Gov is still giving America billions to make their own subs.
Ditch AUKUS while we can still salvage some dignity.