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McDrowsy
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Leah #pwME Lives in a small town by the sea, heart in the city. Life interrupted by chronic illness 🛌 #mecfs #fibro

Anti poverty. Social justice.
Classic + indie film. Australian native flowers + birds. Vintage clothing + design.
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bsonblast.bsky.social
ERRs are calling for help to provide displaced & affected communities with:

- Food & potable water
- Adequate shelter
- basic & emergency healthcare/feminine products
- Mental health support

#KeepEyesOnSudan
October 30, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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antipovertycentre.org
"Perpetrators of violence are skilled at using government systems to weaponise violence... False reports of child abuse & of violence already see too many single mothers & their children, many of them Aboriginal, misrepresented as perpetrators" – Council of Single Mothers and their Children
“Council of Single Mothers and their Children are perturbed by this proposed amendment which has the potential to cause further harm to women and children who have already been subject to family violence. We have plenty of evidence that perpetrators of such violence are often skilled at using government systems to weaponise their violence. We see this in relation to taxation, child support, and family payments where recalcitrance in not meeting their obligations can impose debt burdens on their victim. Indeed, these issues are before the Ombudsman now. Why therefore, would we risk providing additional ways for them to cause harm? False reports of child abuse and of violence already see too many single mothers and their children, many of them Aboriginal, misrepresented as perpetrators of violence or taken into child protection. We call on the government to withdraw the proposed amendments withholding social security payments or concession cards, family assistance payments, or paid parental leave payments on the grounds of an arrest for any reason, until any unintended consequences for children and their primary carers can be fully and openly assessed.”
October 30, 2025 at 6:23 AM
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antipovertycentre.org
The change enables police to advise the home affairs minister to stop a person’s Centrelink payment if they're suspected of a serious crime.

It affects people on all payments and could deprive people and children who are not accused of any crime of the money they need to live.
October 30, 2025 at 6:23 AM
mcdrowsy.bsky.social
Me too. They disappeared from the neighbourhood last year and I really missed their birdsong. They came back recently, it’s so nice to hear them again 💖
October 29, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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astrokatie.com
When a chatbot gets something wrong, it’s not because it made an error. It’s because on that roll of the dice, it happened to string together a group of words that, when read by a human, represents something false. But it was working entirely as designed. It was supposed to make a sentence & it did.
June 19, 2025 at 11:28 AM