gusseting
@gusseting.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Melbourne, Australia. #robodebt #autism #adhd #knitting #embroidery #climate #ceramics
Can't have climate action without human rights.
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://mastodon.social/@gusseting, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
Can't have climate action without human rights.
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RE: https://aus.social/@timrichards/115659241729418927
ADHDer here… yes, it’s about 2 hours past my bedtime, but guess who’s not going to sleep until they find out about Kvass?
(I’ve crocheted enough dammit! (same name on ravelry.com))
ADHDer here… yes, it’s about 2 hours past my bedtime, but guess who’s not going to sleep until they find out about Kvass?
(I’ve crocheted enough dammit! (same name on ravelry.com))
I wonder if we're about to receive an influx of Australian under-16s who have been banned from mainstream social media? They might learn dangerous things here at Mastodon! How to crochet a giant ant, for example, or to code, or how to ferment their own kvass. Or even the history behind different […]
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aus.social
December 4, 2025 at 11:33 AM
RE: https://aus.social/@timrichards/115659241729418927
ADHDer here… yes, it’s about 2 hours past my bedtime, but guess who’s not going to sleep until they find out about Kvass?
(I’ve crocheted enough dammit! (same name on ravelry.com))
ADHDer here… yes, it’s about 2 hours past my bedtime, but guess who’s not going to sleep until they find out about Kvass?
(I’ve crocheted enough dammit! (same name on ravelry.com))
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The neon wonderland that is Burwood Chinatown (in Western Sydney), with its night markets and alleys.
These photos aren't a special Vivid-style festival. They're an ordinary evening.
#westernsydney #nsw #australia #urbanism #urbanplanning #burwood #Chinatown
These photos aren't a special Vivid-style festival. They're an ordinary evening.
#westernsydney #nsw #australia #urbanism #urbanplanning #burwood #Chinatown
December 3, 2025 at 11:10 AM
The neon wonderland that is Burwood Chinatown (in Western Sydney), with its night markets and alleys.
These photos aren't a special Vivid-style festival. They're an ordinary evening.
#westernsydney #nsw #australia #urbanism #urbanplanning #burwood #Chinatown
These photos aren't a special Vivid-style festival. They're an ordinary evening.
#westernsydney #nsw #australia #urbanism #urbanplanning #burwood #Chinatown
RE: https://aus.social/@jhaue/115649362221614115
Petition to call this Chevron fiasco Malcolm Turnbull + Peter Garrett’s largest CCS project, because they’re the ones who approved this monument to fossil fuel fiefdom.
Petition to call this Chevron fiasco Malcolm Turnbull + Peter Garrett’s largest CCS project, because they’re the ones who approved this monument to fossil fuel fiefdom.
aus.social
December 2, 2025 at 10:25 AM
RE: https://aus.social/@jhaue/115649362221614115
Petition to call this Chevron fiasco Malcolm Turnbull + Peter Garrett’s largest CCS project, because they’re the ones who approved this monument to fossil fuel fiefdom.
Petition to call this Chevron fiasco Malcolm Turnbull + Peter Garrett’s largest CCS project, because they’re the ones who approved this monument to fossil fuel fiefdom.
RE: https://theblower.au/@jillL/115648105309041842
Huh. Overreaching police powers, searching children, and...
🤔🤔🤔
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-12/victoria-youth-crime-laws-adult-sentencing-court/105998434
Huh. Overreaching police powers, searching children, and...
🤔🤔🤔
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-12/victoria-youth-crime-laws-adult-sentencing-court/105998434
theblower.au
December 2, 2025 at 6:21 AM
RE: https://theblower.au/@jillL/115648105309041842
Huh. Overreaching police powers, searching children, and...
🤔🤔🤔
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-12/victoria-youth-crime-laws-adult-sentencing-court/105998434
Huh. Overreaching police powers, searching children, and...
🤔🤔🤔
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-12/victoria-youth-crime-laws-adult-sentencing-court/105998434
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Support @oaf.org.au! They bring politics to life and hold our government to account with their websites: theyvoteforyou.org.au (❤️ those thumbnails!), righttoknow.org.au, planningalerts.org.au. They are the backbone to the democracy and open information Australia still has. #AusPol
donate.oaf.org.au
donate.oaf.org.au
December 2, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Support @oaf.org.au! They bring politics to life and hold our government to account with their websites: theyvoteforyou.org.au (❤️ those thumbnails!), righttoknow.org.au, planningalerts.org.au. They are the backbone to the democracy and open information Australia still has. #AusPol
donate.oaf.org.au
donate.oaf.org.au
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A little start at the bottom and work your way up adventure in racism, @whiterosesociety.bsky.social @tomtanuki.bsky.social and that's less than half of those who vote for Compulsory Income Management, one of the most racist policies Australia has. #AusPol #supportOAF #WhiteAustralia
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Compulsory Income Management - who votes for it?
#TaniaLawrence
Australian Labor Party Representative for Hasluck since May 2022
#AusPol #TheyVoteForYou #supportOAF
theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/repre...
Compulsory Income Management - who votes for it?
#TaniaLawrence
Australian Labor Party Representative for Hasluck since May 2022
#AusPol #TheyVoteForYou #supportOAF
theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/repre...
Tania Lawrence voted consistently for compulsory income management for welfare recipients
Find out how this is worked out and discover how others voted on the issues that matter to you
theyvoteforyou.org.au
December 2, 2025 at 6:07 AM
A little start at the bottom and work your way up adventure in racism, @whiterosesociety.bsky.social @tomtanuki.bsky.social and that's less than half of those who vote for Compulsory Income Management, one of the most racist policies Australia has. #AusPol #supportOAF #WhiteAustralia
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Update. The #un is dropping #GoogleDocs in favor of #opensource #cryptpad (@CryptPad).
https://itsfoss.com/news/un-ditches-google-form/
https://itsfoss.com/news/un-ditches-google-form/
UN Ditches Google for Taking Form Submissions, Opts for an Open Source Solution Instead
The United Nations opts for an open source alternative to Google Forms.
itsfoss.com
November 30, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Update. The #un is dropping #GoogleDocs in favor of #opensource #cryptpad (@CryptPad).
https://itsfoss.com/news/un-ditches-google-form/
https://itsfoss.com/news/un-ditches-google-form/
RE: https://infosec.exchange/@kcarruthers/115646028785641257
Any update #australia #newzealand from our Food Safety people who declare #glyphosate as being "perfectly safe"?
Yeah, right.
#monsanto #fuckcancer
https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/consumer/chemicals/Glyphosate
Any update #australia #newzealand from our Food Safety people who declare #glyphosate as being "perfectly safe"?
Yeah, right.
#monsanto #fuckcancer
https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/consumer/chemicals/Glyphosate
infosec.exchange
December 2, 2025 at 4:01 AM
RE: https://infosec.exchange/@kcarruthers/115646028785641257
Any update #australia #newzealand from our Food Safety people who declare #glyphosate as being "perfectly safe"?
Yeah, right.
#monsanto #fuckcancer
https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/consumer/chemicals/Glyphosate
Any update #australia #newzealand from our Food Safety people who declare #glyphosate as being "perfectly safe"?
Yeah, right.
#monsanto #fuckcancer
https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/consumer/chemicals/Glyphosate
TIL: Betteridge's Law Of Headlines:
" "Any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered by the word no." It is based on the assumption that if the publishers were confident that the answer was yes, they would have presented it as an assertion; by presenting it as a question, they are […]
" "Any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered by the word no." It is based on the assumption that if the publishers were confident that the answer was yes, they would have presented it as an assertion; by presenting it as a question, they are […]
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mastodon.social
December 2, 2025 at 3:53 AM
TIL: Betteridge's Law Of Headlines:
" "Any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered by the word no." It is based on the assumption that if the publishers were confident that the answer was yes, they would have presented it as an assertion; by presenting it as a question, they are […]
" "Any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered by the word no." It is based on the assumption that if the publishers were confident that the answer was yes, they would have presented it as an assertion; by presenting it as a question, they are […]
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If you give a shit about transparency and democracy in Australia, then it’s crucial to support @oaf.org.au - please donate to keep them doing vital work:
donate.oaf.org.au
donate.oaf.org.au
OpenAustralia Foundation
We need your help: Make a donation today to support the OpenAustralia Foundation
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December 1, 2025 at 8:44 AM
If you give a shit about transparency and democracy in Australia, then it’s crucial to support @oaf.org.au - please donate to keep them doing vital work:
donate.oaf.org.au
donate.oaf.org.au
Worth mentioning for #sundayshot with @roycekurmelovs fresh from #cop30. Australia's largest fossil fuel contingent = Andrew Forrest, who donated 2.5 million to #fossilfueltreaty.
Which amounts to:
🤬 approx .003% of what FMG have made from the Solomon mine
🤬 0.019% from his personal wealth of 12 […]
Which amounts to:
🤬 approx .003% of what FMG have made from the Solomon mine
🤬 0.019% from his personal wealth of 12 […]
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mastodon.social
November 29, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Worth mentioning for #sundayshot with @roycekurmelovs fresh from #cop30. Australia's largest fossil fuel contingent = Andrew Forrest, who donated 2.5 million to #fossilfueltreaty.
Which amounts to:
🤬 approx .003% of what FMG have made from the Solomon mine
🤬 0.019% from his personal wealth of 12 […]
Which amounts to:
🤬 approx .003% of what FMG have made from the Solomon mine
🤬 0.019% from his personal wealth of 12 […]
@miah This career trajectory makes so much sense. I feel seen. How long, do you think, before he makes the move into some kind of making?
November 29, 2025 at 9:50 PM
@miah This career trajectory makes so much sense. I feel seen. How long, do you think, before he makes the move into some kind of making?
RE: https://mastodon.au/@politicalgadgets/115620411216219841
Imagine what Australia could have done this year with over 40 million dollars instead of spending it with a right wing techbro. #meta #socialmedia #australia
Imagine what Australia could have done this year with over 40 million dollars instead of spending it with a right wing techbro. #meta #socialmedia #australia
mastodon.au
November 27, 2025 at 8:07 AM
RE: https://mastodon.au/@politicalgadgets/115620411216219841
Imagine what Australia could have done this year with over 40 million dollars instead of spending it with a right wing techbro. #meta #socialmedia #australia
Imagine what Australia could have done this year with over 40 million dollars instead of spending it with a right wing techbro. #meta #socialmedia #australia
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"And of course, use your hands. I use my hand to distract from the fact that I've done nothing. Where's that hand been? Places you'll never go."
#AusPol #MalcolmTurnbull
#AusPol #MalcolmTurnbull
November 27, 2025 at 7:23 AM
"And of course, use your hands. I use my hand to distract from the fact that I've done nothing. Where's that hand been? Places you'll never go."
#AusPol #MalcolmTurnbull
#AusPol #MalcolmTurnbull
Welcome to #robodebt all over again, only this time, it's the #ndis:
"Data from the Administrative Review Tribunal found 80 per cent of reviews into NDIS plans resulted in overturned decisions."
Overturned decisions despite the fact that the #NDIS budget for lawyers, like robodebt is certainly […]
"Data from the Administrative Review Tribunal found 80 per cent of reviews into NDIS plans resulted in overturned decisions."
Overturned decisions despite the fact that the #NDIS budget for lawyers, like robodebt is certainly […]
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mastodon.social
November 27, 2025 at 7:08 AM
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When are we going to wake up to the fact that "farmers like me" are mere grains of sand in the beach of industrial agriculture where he is literally surrounded by Hancock + Murdoch? We saw at #cop30, family farmers @ipes-food.org do not exist where 1% farmers rule Australia + others.
November 26, 2025 at 10:05 PM
When are we going to wake up to the fact that "farmers like me" are mere grains of sand in the beach of industrial agriculture where he is literally surrounded by Hancock + Murdoch? We saw at #cop30, family farmers @ipes-food.org do not exist where 1% farmers rule Australia + others.
Bless, an SA council is concerned about batteries "taking up prime agricultural land". So weird how that same argument never comes from them for billionaires, fossil fuels or carbon credits. Reminder that Santos is SA's largest company […]
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mastodon.social
November 26, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Bless, an SA council is concerned about batteries "taking up prime agricultural land". So weird how that same argument never comes from them for billionaires, fossil fuels or carbon credits. Reminder that Santos is SA's largest company […]
RE: https://aus.social/@jhaue/115615537056714191
"In doing so, I have all the evidence I need that they do not represent me, nor the interests of my children and granddaughter – instead it is the special interests of the powerful and deep-pocketed fossil-fuel industry. That is who they […]
"In doing so, I have all the evidence I need that they do not represent me, nor the interests of my children and granddaughter – instead it is the special interests of the powerful and deep-pocketed fossil-fuel industry. That is who they […]
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mastodon.social
November 26, 2025 at 9:50 PM
RE: https://aus.social/@jhaue/115615537056714191
"In doing so, I have all the evidence I need that they do not represent me, nor the interests of my children and granddaughter – instead it is the special interests of the powerful and deep-pocketed fossil-fuel industry. That is who they […]
"In doing so, I have all the evidence I need that they do not represent me, nor the interests of my children and granddaughter – instead it is the special interests of the powerful and deep-pocketed fossil-fuel industry. That is who they […]
RE: https://mastodon.social/@danielbowen/115615617092875607
A read of this article makes it as clear as mud to me what the hell is going on. Imagine being a tourist trying to work it out. Killer acoustics for busking though, I'd imagine.
*remembers washing machine woman on the underpass in […]
A read of this article makes it as clear as mud to me what the hell is going on. Imagine being a tourist trying to work it out. Killer acoustics for busking though, I'd imagine.
*remembers washing machine woman on the underpass in […]
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mastodon.social
November 26, 2025 at 11:29 AM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@danielbowen/115615617092875607
A read of this article makes it as clear as mud to me what the hell is going on. Imagine being a tourist trying to work it out. Killer acoustics for busking though, I'd imagine.
*remembers washing machine woman on the underpass in […]
A read of this article makes it as clear as mud to me what the hell is going on. Imagine being a tourist trying to work it out. Killer acoustics for busking though, I'd imagine.
*remembers washing machine woman on the underpass in […]
Turnbull Government. Of course it was. Now it all makes perfect sense.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-24/bom-website-approved-by-coalition-ceo-says/106047518
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-24/bom-website-approved-by-coalition-ceo-says/106047518
November 26, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Turnbull Government. Of course it was. Now it all makes perfect sense.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-24/bom-website-approved-by-coalition-ceo-says/106047518
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-24/bom-website-approved-by-coalition-ceo-says/106047518
Need a good news story?
Mohamed Semra, 10 years ago was pulled up outside an Apple Store, because "he might steal something".
He's a Sudanese refugee, aged 27, who is now Mayor of Maribynong, Melbourne, where the Apple Store resides […]
Mohamed Semra, 10 years ago was pulled up outside an Apple Store, because "he might steal something".
He's a Sudanese refugee, aged 27, who is now Mayor of Maribynong, Melbourne, where the Apple Store resides […]
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mastodon.social
November 26, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Need a good news story?
Mohamed Semra, 10 years ago was pulled up outside an Apple Store, because "he might steal something".
He's a Sudanese refugee, aged 27, who is now Mayor of Maribynong, Melbourne, where the Apple Store resides […]
Mohamed Semra, 10 years ago was pulled up outside an Apple Store, because "he might steal something".
He's a Sudanese refugee, aged 27, who is now Mayor of Maribynong, Melbourne, where the Apple Store resides […]
November 18, 2025 at 6:37 AM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@fesshole/115553206819190251
Did half a kilo of crunchy (with the commenters re: the heresy of smooth) in 4 days whilst hiking the Overland track in Tasmania, and honestly? Boss move. Would do it again in a heartbeat. 💗
Did half a kilo of crunchy (with the commenters re: the heresy of smooth) in 4 days whilst hiking the Overland track in Tasmania, and honestly? Boss move. Would do it again in a heartbeat. 💗
mastodon.social
November 18, 2025 at 6:32 AM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@fesshole/115553206819190251
Did half a kilo of crunchy (with the commenters re: the heresy of smooth) in 4 days whilst hiking the Overland track in Tasmania, and honestly? Boss move. Would do it again in a heartbeat. 💗
Did half a kilo of crunchy (with the commenters re: the heresy of smooth) in 4 days whilst hiking the Overland track in Tasmania, and honestly? Boss move. Would do it again in a heartbeat. 💗