michelle
@themichelle.bsky.social
Sweary queer feminist and total book nerd. Talk about my cat a lot.
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She/her.
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She/her.
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"“My hope is that the message that the transgender community gets from this is not one of betrayal, but is one of our desire to continue to maintain those friendships and that support,...when that anger subsides the transgender community will know that we stand with them."
Nope, it's betrayal.
Nope, it's betrayal.
“I spoke to one 80-year-old woman who has been in our organisation for decades, who said it was one of the greatest experiences of her life, and the only place in her 80 years where she’s been treated as a woman with respect.”
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Women’s Institute will no longer accept trans women as members from April
Exclusive: CEO says decision taken with ‘utmost regret and sadness’ after supreme court ruling on definition of a woman
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:02 PM
"“My hope is that the message that the transgender community gets from this is not one of betrayal, but is one of our desire to continue to maintain those friendships and that support,...when that anger subsides the transgender community will know that we stand with them."
Nope, it's betrayal.
Nope, it's betrayal.
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Hoover: i could kill you too!
Hoover: i could totally do it!
Shelley: haha sure ya could, hun
Shelley: but i respect the hustle
Hoover: i could totally do it!
Shelley: haha sure ya could, hun
Shelley: but i respect the hustle
December 3, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Hoover: i could kill you too!
Hoover: i could totally do it!
Shelley: haha sure ya could, hun
Shelley: but i respect the hustle
Hoover: i could totally do it!
Shelley: haha sure ya could, hun
Shelley: but i respect the hustle
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We may have listeners who are not lesbians but I have never seen any evidence of this
yes i’m a man hating lesbian YES my favorite podcast of all time is two white dudes snarking for hours @notalawyer.bsky.social @michaelhobbes.bsky.social
December 3, 2025 at 5:29 PM
We may have listeners who are not lesbians but I have never seen any evidence of this
Am almost 3/4 of the way through this Whitlam bio, and turns out Kerr was an even bigger cunt than I thought him to be. I didn’t think that was possible.
And I’ve not even hit the dismissal yet.
And I’ve not even hit the dismissal yet.
December 3, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Am almost 3/4 of the way through this Whitlam bio, and turns out Kerr was an even bigger cunt than I thought him to be. I didn’t think that was possible.
And I’ve not even hit the dismissal yet.
And I’ve not even hit the dismissal yet.
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That's right... Harrison Ford
You know who was also a carpenter and spoke truth to power 🤔
December 3, 2025 at 12:04 AM
That's right... Harrison Ford
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In estimates today the Department confessed to me that older people are having their My Aged Care data stolen by providers for use in sales calls.
This is aged care under Labor: jacking up out-of-pocket costs then letting telemarketers loose to gouge vulnerable people even more.
This is aged care under Labor: jacking up out-of-pocket costs then letting telemarketers loose to gouge vulnerable people even more.
December 3, 2025 at 7:22 AM
In estimates today the Department confessed to me that older people are having their My Aged Care data stolen by providers for use in sales calls.
This is aged care under Labor: jacking up out-of-pocket costs then letting telemarketers loose to gouge vulnerable people even more.
This is aged care under Labor: jacking up out-of-pocket costs then letting telemarketers loose to gouge vulnerable people even more.
The latest episode of Watson has a giant tool named … Scott Morrison.
December 3, 2025 at 9:20 AM
The latest episode of Watson has a giant tool named … Scott Morrison.
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Smells like Robodebt 2. And given that clear warning/lesson exists, I hope that all decision makers face genuine consequences when this catastrophically fucks up. I’m just deeply saddened that we can’t just shut it down now before it hurts people.
Funding and support plans for NDIS participants will be generated by a computer program & staff will have no discretion to amend them. The initial I-CAN is meant to be delivered by AHP, it won’t be.
This will harm people @australianlabor.bsky.social
#NDIS #Auspol #Eugenics
This will harm people @australianlabor.bsky.social
#NDIS #Auspol #Eugenics
NDIS plans will be computer-generated, with human involvement dramatically cut under sweeping overhaul
Exclusive: Staff were told of major changes to the way NDIS funding and support plans will be made during a recent internal briefing
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Smells like Robodebt 2. And given that clear warning/lesson exists, I hope that all decision makers face genuine consequences when this catastrophically fucks up. I’m just deeply saddened that we can’t just shut it down now before it hurts people.
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Hoover: i just want to be a good tradwife
Patricia Highsmith: hey i kinda dig this broad
Hoover: wearing modest yet figure flattering 1950s styled outfits
Highsmith: nice
hoover: and pleasing my man
Highsmith: ugh
Highsmith: never mind, sweetheart, you had to go and ruin it
Patricia Highsmith: hey i kinda dig this broad
Hoover: wearing modest yet figure flattering 1950s styled outfits
Highsmith: nice
hoover: and pleasing my man
Highsmith: ugh
Highsmith: never mind, sweetheart, you had to go and ruin it
December 2, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Hoover: i just want to be a good tradwife
Patricia Highsmith: hey i kinda dig this broad
Hoover: wearing modest yet figure flattering 1950s styled outfits
Highsmith: nice
hoover: and pleasing my man
Highsmith: ugh
Highsmith: never mind, sweetheart, you had to go and ruin it
Patricia Highsmith: hey i kinda dig this broad
Hoover: wearing modest yet figure flattering 1950s styled outfits
Highsmith: nice
hoover: and pleasing my man
Highsmith: ugh
Highsmith: never mind, sweetheart, you had to go and ruin it
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when someone tells me not to use em dashes because AI uses em dashes
November 30, 2025 at 7:48 PM
when someone tells me not to use em dashes because AI uses em dashes
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AD-ROCK: Yo Ebenezer you gotta show re-
BEASTIES: MORSE
AD-ROCK: Redemption is not a mere matter of
Beasties: COURSE
MIKE D: We’ll show you Bob Cratchit’s not a lazy
BEASTIES: MOOCHER
MCA: We’re Christmas Past
MIKE D: Christmas Present
BEASTIES: AND CHRISTMAS FUTURE
BEASTIES: MORSE
AD-ROCK: Redemption is not a mere matter of
Beasties: COURSE
MIKE D: We’ll show you Bob Cratchit’s not a lazy
BEASTIES: MOOCHER
MCA: We’re Christmas Past
MIKE D: Christmas Present
BEASTIES: AND CHRISTMAS FUTURE
January 5, 2025 at 8:01 PM
AD-ROCK: Yo Ebenezer you gotta show re-
BEASTIES: MORSE
AD-ROCK: Redemption is not a mere matter of
Beasties: COURSE
MIKE D: We’ll show you Bob Cratchit’s not a lazy
BEASTIES: MOOCHER
MCA: We’re Christmas Past
MIKE D: Christmas Present
BEASTIES: AND CHRISTMAS FUTURE
BEASTIES: MORSE
AD-ROCK: Redemption is not a mere matter of
Beasties: COURSE
MIKE D: We’ll show you Bob Cratchit’s not a lazy
BEASTIES: MOOCHER
MCA: We’re Christmas Past
MIKE D: Christmas Present
BEASTIES: AND CHRISTMAS FUTURE
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wife got a timer for all of our christmas lights so obviously thinking of this
December 2, 2025 at 1:29 AM
wife got a timer for all of our christmas lights so obviously thinking of this
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It has “Christmas In Hollis” and “Let It Snow.” It has Christmas packing tape and a Christmas tree at a Christmas party. It has a Santa suit and “HO-HO-HO.” It happens at Christmas and involves a visit for Christmas. This is not a hard question.
British public’s verdict is in: Die Hard is not a Christmas movie
British public’s verdict is in: Die Hard is not a Christmas movie
Survey also reveals Britons’ favourite festive film, views on tear-jerkers and family cinema trips
When Macaulay Culkin recently said he didn’t consider Die Hard to be a Christmas film – wading into one of pop culture’s most heated holiday debates – he was booed by a live audience.
But it looks like the British people are behind the actor, with a survey revealing that Home Alone is the UK’s favourite festive film, while Die Hard has officially been voted not a Christmas movie. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:10 AM
It has “Christmas In Hollis” and “Let It Snow.” It has Christmas packing tape and a Christmas tree at a Christmas party. It has a Santa suit and “HO-HO-HO.” It happens at Christmas and involves a visit for Christmas. This is not a hard question.
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King: look, it's settled
King: we would be happy for colleen to tell a story
Nora Roberts: hey that's great [bolts immediately]
Roberts: [from distance] NO TAKE BACKS!
King:
Lovecraft:
Barker:
Koontz:
Poe:
King: huh
King: that was weird
King: we would be happy for colleen to tell a story
Nora Roberts: hey that's great [bolts immediately]
Roberts: [from distance] NO TAKE BACKS!
King:
Lovecraft:
Barker:
Koontz:
Poe:
King: huh
King: that was weird
December 1, 2025 at 5:20 PM
King: look, it's settled
King: we would be happy for colleen to tell a story
Nora Roberts: hey that's great [bolts immediately]
Roberts: [from distance] NO TAKE BACKS!
King:
Lovecraft:
Barker:
Koontz:
Poe:
King: huh
King: that was weird
King: we would be happy for colleen to tell a story
Nora Roberts: hey that's great [bolts immediately]
Roberts: [from distance] NO TAKE BACKS!
King:
Lovecraft:
Barker:
Koontz:
Poe:
King: huh
King: that was weird
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Nora Roberts: ah here we are
Poe: nora? aren't you usually at the romance campfire?
Roberts: yeah but i wanted to bring you a new member
Poe: a new member?
Roberts: yeah meet colleen hoover
Colleen Hoover:
Poe: oh, uh, hi
Roberts: yeah she just wasn't fitting in over there
Poe: nora? aren't you usually at the romance campfire?
Roberts: yeah but i wanted to bring you a new member
Poe: a new member?
Roberts: yeah meet colleen hoover
Colleen Hoover:
Poe: oh, uh, hi
Roberts: yeah she just wasn't fitting in over there
December 1, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Nora Roberts: ah here we are
Poe: nora? aren't you usually at the romance campfire?
Roberts: yeah but i wanted to bring you a new member
Poe: a new member?
Roberts: yeah meet colleen hoover
Colleen Hoover:
Poe: oh, uh, hi
Roberts: yeah she just wasn't fitting in over there
Poe: nora? aren't you usually at the romance campfire?
Roberts: yeah but i wanted to bring you a new member
Poe: a new member?
Roberts: yeah meet colleen hoover
Colleen Hoover:
Poe: oh, uh, hi
Roberts: yeah she just wasn't fitting in over there
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I'll give you the short version: they sponsored & supported the most influential AIDS denialist group of the 2000's, resulting in national policies in South Africa that caused an estimated 330,000 deaths there.
They have never apologized or acknowledged what they did.
medium.com/the-monthly/...
They have never apologized or acknowledged what they did.
medium.com/the-monthly/...
The Foo Fighters’ AIDS denialism should be on the record
By Martin McKenzie-Murray in The Monthly
medium.com
September 16, 2023 at 10:13 PM
I'll give you the short version: they sponsored & supported the most influential AIDS denialist group of the 2000's, resulting in national policies in South Africa that caused an estimated 330,000 deaths there.
They have never apologized or acknowledged what they did.
medium.com/the-monthly/...
They have never apologized or acknowledged what they did.
medium.com/the-monthly/...
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be the bitch doing something yourself that you want to see in the world
there’s a scene in the new documentary where Elizabeth Taylor is talking about the stigma of AIDS and how she got involved in the movement and it’s fucking everything
December 1, 2025 at 8:54 PM
be the bitch doing something yourself that you want to see in the world
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It’s a shame that we recorded the ghostbusters guys episode and I didn’t get a chance to read the erotic fan fiction of Egon fucking the Boogeyman that I found where the first sentence is “at the firehouse after a call Egon just admitted to his friends about being gay”
December 1, 2025 at 10:05 PM
It’s a shame that we recorded the ghostbusters guys episode and I didn’t get a chance to read the erotic fan fiction of Egon fucking the Boogeyman that I found where the first sentence is “at the firehouse after a call Egon just admitted to his friends about being gay”
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anyone need anything while i have the cat drawer open
December 1, 2025 at 7:13 PM
anyone need anything while i have the cat drawer open
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Image says “delete one thing from video games.”
Okay. I never want multi player online anything. Multi player should only be for people sitting on your couch with controllers
Okay. I never want multi player online anything. Multi player should only be for people sitting on your couch with controllers
November 30, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Image says “delete one thing from video games.”
Okay. I never want multi player online anything. Multi player should only be for people sitting on your couch with controllers
Okay. I never want multi player online anything. Multi player should only be for people sitting on your couch with controllers
Shocked. Shocked I tell you.
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
Learning With AI Falls Short Compared to Old-Fashioned Web Search
In virtually all the ways that matter, getting summarized information from AI models was less educational than doing the work of search.
buff.ly
December 1, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Shocked. Shocked I tell you.
Today out of curiosity I joined a meeting about how to be kick arse in your mid-year review.
The presenter opened with, “Today we’re going to show you this AI tool developed by LinkedIn”.
I’ve never noped out of something so fast in my life.
The presenter opened with, “Today we’re going to show you this AI tool developed by LinkedIn”.
I’ve never noped out of something so fast in my life.
December 1, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Today out of curiosity I joined a meeting about how to be kick arse in your mid-year review.
The presenter opened with, “Today we’re going to show you this AI tool developed by LinkedIn”.
I’ve never noped out of something so fast in my life.
The presenter opened with, “Today we’re going to show you this AI tool developed by LinkedIn”.
I’ve never noped out of something so fast in my life.
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i hate it when the package tracking says "being processed at carrier facility" bitch you're the carrier. you're in there playing with my christmas presents arent you
November 30, 2025 at 5:14 PM
i hate it when the package tracking says "being processed at carrier facility" bitch you're the carrier. you're in there playing with my christmas presents arent you
Last night I dreamt that Sale of the Century made a return and dream me was so happy. Awake me would be pretty happy if it happened, too.
Don’t give a shit about the prizes, but actually asking more than 6 questions in an episode is a lost art. Fast money was the shiz.
Don’t give a shit about the prizes, but actually asking more than 6 questions in an episode is a lost art. Fast money was the shiz.
December 1, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Last night I dreamt that Sale of the Century made a return and dream me was so happy. Awake me would be pretty happy if it happened, too.
Don’t give a shit about the prizes, but actually asking more than 6 questions in an episode is a lost art. Fast money was the shiz.
Don’t give a shit about the prizes, but actually asking more than 6 questions in an episode is a lost art. Fast money was the shiz.
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the way i just felt ER providers collectively cringe
December 1, 2025 at 2:28 AM
the way i just felt ER providers collectively cringe