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Pasanna

@delight-in-peace.bsky.social
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(he/they) mastodon: @delight_in_peace.mastodon.social Buddhist monastic practicing as a visitor to the land of the Gundangarra and Dharawal people.

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Pasanna @delight-in-peace.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
theguardian.com
EU drops sponsorship of disinformation conference at Trump officials’ request
Lithuania and Canada were also pressured to withdraw, and days before #Disinfo2026, logos were wiped off website
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Pasanna @delight-in-peace.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Relentless, exhausting and cruel. Can’t the world do better? www.abc.net.au/news/health/...
abc.net.au
'Relentless' online anti-trans stigma damages mental health: study
A new Australian study has linked more frequent exposure to anti-trans stigma with a statistically higher prevalence of anxiety, depression, self-harm and suicidal thoughts.
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Pasanna @delight-in-peace.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
It's only taken me 14 months to realise that the call to prayer that I see everyone heading for, while I finish my lunch, marks solar noon. I got suspicious today when everyone in their mosque gear was keeping the very same schedule as me (solar noon is really early this week).
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YK Hong @ykhong.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
We don’t need AI agents. We need agency.
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Pasanna @delight-in-peace.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Aussies: today is the last day for free COVID shots. Get ‘em at your local pharmacy. I got mine
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Pasanna @delight-in-peace.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I will be teaching for Metta Centre tomorrow night 7pm at 1 Parramatta Square and online via Zoom. See the link on the Metta Centre website. - Meditation - Dhamma talk - Questions Finish by 8.30pm
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God @thegodshow.com · 26/09/2026
This week Jesus and I talked to Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor about their book, “End Times Fascism And The Fight For The Living World.”
youtu.be
The Billionaires Are TERRIFIED Of You
YouTube video by The God Show
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🏳️‍🌈Alex Vander Veur💙🇲🇽🇨🇦🇺🇦🇬🇱🇪🇺🇵🇸🇻🇪💙🇺🇸💔 @alexvanderveur.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Post by Shon (@gayclackvet):

Say you're in a room with 400 people. 36 don't have health insurance. 48 live in poverty. 85 are illiterate. 90 have untreated mental illnesses. And everyday, at least 1 person is shot. But 2 are trans so you decide ruining their lives is a priority. That is what's happening right now.
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Kon Karapanagiotidis @kkarapanagiotidis.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Did you know Australia uses the exact same private immigration detention operator as Trumps US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Management and Training Corporation (MTC). MTC won a $2.3 billion contract to manage Australia’s onshore immigration detention network
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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I don't think people really understand the psychic impact of knowing that multiple times a day every day your friends, family, coworkers, neighbors, and everyone who could ever have any power over you is being flooded with agitprop designed to make them hate you
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Pasanna @delight-in-peace.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Did anyone else's parent tell them, at age 8, that the world was going to end? I feel like my parent might have been 35+ yrs ahead of their time.
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God @thegodshow.com · 15/09/2026
Thou shalt not let AI companies regulate themselves. That’s insane. You wouldn’t let criminals make laws, would you? You know what, never mind.
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Julia Serano @juliaserano.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
...Assumption #2 is "Trans people are a brand-new minority group, so you just need to be patient until the rest of society is finally ready to accept you." even though this is completely untrue, many cis ppl sadly seem to believe it... juliaserano.medium.com/on-democrats...
screenshot from the linked-to essay that reads:
I’ve been involved in trans communities since the early 1990s, and during that entire time trans people have acted locally — in their schools, workplaces, and communities — to increase awareness and challenge discriminatory practices. The International Olympic Committee began allowing trans athletes to compete way back in 2004, and gender-affirming care for trans youth is now almost three decades old. These are not by any means “novel” or “radical” developments.
When I transitioned 25 years ago, trans people were able to get our documents changed to reflect our current lived sex in most jurisdictions. But since 2025, the Trump administration and several red states have reversed those policies. In other words, trans people are not asking for new rights, we are losing rights that we’ve had for decades!
So whenever a Democrat comes out in favor of trans sports bans or restrictions on trans healthcare, those are not neutral positions, they are actively participating in the rolling back of trans rights that have long existed!
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Pasanna @delight-in-peace.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Fabulous essay www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
theguardian.com
The end times fascists are plotting their escape from our world. Our mission is clear | Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor
An unholy alliance is working toward an apocalyptic future from which only a chosen few will emerge unscathed. It’s becoming clear how we stop them
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Pasanna @delight-in-peace.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
'When others do not understand, let us, who do understand this, restrain ourselves in this regard; for that is how conflicts are laid to rest.' MN128 The Buddha #realbuddhaquotes
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Mike Drucker @mikedrucker.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
You’ve gotta use AI because it’s the future. But also it’ll take your job. But also it’ll create a paradise on earth and solve most of our problems. But also it’ll end humanity soon. But also you’ll get left behind if you don’t use it right now.
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Rodney Croome @rodneycroome.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
‘Many anti-trans arguments rely on a belief that gender diversity is entirely socially determined. Our findings…confirm that genes and their related biological pathways play a role in shaping gender identity.’ theconversation.com/critics-clai...
theconversation.com
Critics claim trans people ‘defy biology’. New research suggests otherwise
A new study in twins shows the likelihood of being trans is influenced by your genes.
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kottke.org @kottke.org · 29/08/2026
Heat waves are disproportionately harming people with schizophrenia. “The bodies of people with schizophrenia, especially those on medication, simply regulate temperature very differently than others do.” [wired.com]
wired.com
In a Heat Wave, One Medical Condition Is So Much Deadlier Than Any Other
People with schizophrenia face a perfect storm of dangers on a hotter planet.
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Pasanna @delight-in-peace.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Can anyone tell me what my neighbours are so jubilantly celebrating? They have many flags out, which I have deduced to be Indonesian. Indonesian independence day was 11 days ago. I came back from alms round thinking there was a festival in my driveway.
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Evan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
in a world of JK Rowlings be a Dolly Parton
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kottke.org @kottke.org · 24/08/2026
Meat proxy (noun): “A person who forwards AI-generated text, code, or other output without reading, understanding, or validating it. The person acts only as a relay between the AI system and the intended recipient.” [sfisms.org]
sfisms.org
Meat proxy
A person who forwards AI-generated text, code, or other output without reading, understanding, or validating it. The person acts only as a relay between the AI system and the intended recipient.
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Pasanna @delight-in-peace.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Because Julia Serano explains things beautifully… and transvestigation is icky youtu.be/kC6lsvUKEQ0...
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Why Does “Transvestigation” Happen? On Gendering, Ungendering, and (Mis)Perceiving Trans People
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 24/08/2026
Transphobia is the definition of a luxury belief. Only the wealthy elite can think that the issue of a trans girl playing middle school volleyball with her friends is more important than people not being able to feed their kids, get healthcare, or pay the rent.
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Pasanna @delight-in-peace.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Scoping out a new (to me) part of Sydney and the only graffiti in the area is anti-AI. I take this as a promising sign #banai
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Pasanna @delight-in-peace.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
The way they kill trans people is to remove their legitimacy and undermine their reality. Misgendering, calling trans men ‘biological women’, painting trans women as hypersexual predators. Removing trans healthcare is further de-legitimising trans existence. Your words matter more than your think.
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Pasanna @delight-in-peace.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Also, sending huge amounts of love and care to Australians living with disabilities. The cuts to the NDIS are so scary. Disabled lives matter. Everyone should have the opportunity to live a meaningful and fulfilling life. #ndiscuts
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Pasanna @delight-in-peace.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Pindapat Wednesday, Thursday, Friday every week. Wednesday Ingleburn -Bakers Flour 11am Thursday 11am Campbelltown court house (queen street) Friday 11.30am Mawson Park, Campbelltown
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Pasanna @delight-in-peace.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
After a tough week, I'm really grateful to have such good humans in my life. It's actually not that hard to be a good human!
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Pasanna @delight-in-peace.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
‘Heat rises the same way people do, Because it has to, I think the heat would like to rest some times, Dont you?’ Andrea Gibson
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Pasanna @delight-in-peace.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Haiku time: They spout Rowling words Hearts intention wrap’d in fog Breath in life, out fear
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Pasanna @delight-in-peace.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
30th August- Day of quiet Practice. Here in Leumeah- Khemāloka Vihāra.
30 august- day of practice at Khemāloka Vihāra  contact Jia for details.
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kottke.org @kottke.org · 10/08/2026
“Taxi and ambulance drivers are less likely than workers in almost any other job to die of Alzheimer’s disease.” The key difference: “the constant work of locating yourself in space, tracking a destination and updating a mental map as conditions change.” [theconversation.com]
theconversation.com
Taxi drivers rarely die of Alzheimer’s – how complex mental maps and spatial reasoning protect your brain
Working with and living in spatially complex environments may help delay cognitive decline, though more research is needed.
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Tricycle: The Buddhist Review @tricyclemag.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
“Every day, rejoice and delight, use it for good, help yourself and others, and then you’ll die. It’s very simple.” –Ven. Robina Courtin tricycle.org/article/mett...
tricycle.org
Peace and Metta in West Orange
The New Jersey iteration of an international Buddhist conference asks monastics and laypeople how they can put wisdom into practice. Tricycle contributor Georgia Good reports from the scene.
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Pasanna @delight-in-peace.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
This week I have come across a lot of unintentional, but very harmful, transphobia from people trying to perform allyship. If you want to be an ally - I've compiled some resources which will take 20 minutes to digest. venerablepasanna.wordpress.com/2026/08/09/r...
venerablepasanna.wordpress.com
Resources for trans* allies
There has been a lot of discussion about trans* issues in the Buddhist community lately. The discussion has been led by uninformed cis-het people and lacked understanding and nuance. For this reaso…
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Pasanna @delight-in-peace.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
"You can get to know a person’s resilience in times of trouble. But only after a long time, not casually; only when attentive, not when inattentive; and only by the wise, not the witless.” AN4.192 The Buddha #realbuddhaquotes #buddhism #resilience
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Pasanna @delight-in-peace.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
This video essay, from biologist and trans woman Julia Serano is an in depth explainationof why the belief most people have about biology and anatomy of gender and transgender people is incorrect and harmful. Be a good ally and have a watch. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZymY...
youtube.com
Trans People and Biological Sex: What the Science Says
YouTube video by Julia Serano
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Pasanna @delight-in-peace.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
I'd love to live in a world where trans people are believed and accepted for who they are. That'd be great! There'd be far less dead trans people. #mayallbeingsbehappy #transmetta
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Pasanna @delight-in-peace.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
(1 of 2) 🏳️‍⚧️☸️ The Vinaya commentary on gender transition has this lovely section, before getting technical: If, upon waking & having realised the transformation, that person is pained & distressed, they should inform their companion that night. The companion should comfort them, saying: 🧵 #buddhism
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Andrew 🐻 @awd.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
If anyone uses Stripe to get payments, go to your Settings (Gear icon) > Plans and Fees > Radar (View plan details) > View Plans > Scroll to "More Options" and select "Lite" I want none of the money I earn to go to AI if I can help it.
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Pasanna @delight-in-peace.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Walking back from pindapat I discovered a beautiful bush trail back to the vihara. I'd been looking for the entrance at the other end for ages. Araññagato vā rukkhamūlagato vā suññāgāragato vā... seems like a good start vassa. #urbanforestmonk #aussiebuddhism
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 21/07/2026
1. In an incredible new landmark review, the Health Council of the Netherlands has declared that gender-affirming care for trans youth works, reducing wait times is "morally urgent," and regret is rare. It is the latest of many Euro countries to advance care. Subscribe to support our journalism.
erininthemorning.com
Landmark Official Dutch Review Recommends Trans Youth Care, Call For Expanding Treatment
The review finds that wait times must be shortened, that few people detransition, and that trans youth care has enormous benefits.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 19/07/2026
"There is a huge amount of animosity, every single day, thrown at trans kids,” Joseph Pollard replied, voice rising. “The whole fucking country. The whole fucking administration, every single fucking day.”
BOISE, Idaho — After May Pollard died on a late-January morning, a detective asked her parents a question: Had anyone wanted to hurt her?

“A lot of America,” her mother answered.

Less than an hour earlier, Elyse Thorpe had found her daughter’s body inside their home, called 911 and sobbed as she tried to revive her. May, an avid poet and gamer, had been struggling and increasingly withdrawn.

Now, at 16, she was gone. And the detective, from the Boise Police Department, wanted to know what Elyse meant.

May’s father answered instead.

“There is a huge amount of animosity, every single day, thrown at trans kids,” Joseph Pollard replied, voice rising. “The whole f-----g country. The whole f-----g administration, every single f-----g day.”
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Evan Urquhart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Anti-trans laws are going to cause a massive increase in trans youth suicide. The victims who are known to be trans will be the ones with supportive families who helped them access care, and this is going to be used to say that gender-affirming care is not lifesaving.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 17/07/2026
After targeting trans sports under Title IX for the past 4 years, the Heritage Foundation is now turning to destroying it for all women. It wants to replace women's varsity sports with yoga and "protect women's fertility" by ending many athletic opportunities. Subscribe to support our journalism.
erininthemorning.com
After Trans Athlete Bans, Heritage Foundation Sets Its Sights On Dismantling Title IX
The Heritage Foundation report argues Title IX rollbacks are needed to preserve girls’ “fertility.”
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Pasanna @delight-in-peace.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
I feel so fortunate to be able to receive an abundance of food on alms round. This area has a rough reputation, but the people are so kind and generous. #sadhu #aussiebuddhism #buddhism #generosity
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 12/07/2026
Amnesty International put out a major report documenting the influence of UK based anti trans gender critical organizations and their funding. Within hours, GC groups threatened defamation lawsuits and Amnesty was forced to pull it down. Proving the point they're anti rights. Anyways, here it is.
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Pasanna @delight-in-peace.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Pindapat this week Ingleburn Wednesday 11am cnr Oxford and Macquarie Thursday & Friday in Campbelltown 11am Milgate Lane, 11.30 Mawson Park (if not raining) Sunday 11.30 Burwood Park Sutta discussion Sunday 1.30pm in Concord. MN5
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Kon Karapanagiotidis @kkarapanagiotidis.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
More women have been murdered since 2024 by men than all Australians killed by terrorism globally in the past 100 years. Yet there are no Royal Commission’s for women still. No emergency task forces.
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Pasanna @delight-in-peace.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
This was so interesting to here about the acceptance of trans people in early 20th century Iraq
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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
When did signing up to Instagram become consent for Meta to use your face for AI?
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