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Might still rabbit on about stuff - cos I am still the same person and i cannae keep my mouth shut for love nor money (annoyingly) Friends fear I might start a podcast so stay tuned for that shows.acast.com/shivscamp

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It feels like this is so extra but yeah I’ve had a toxic relationship with the whole industry and am sick of seeing the “stakeholders” benefit- social media, advertisers, etc. So just gonna focus on paying my bills and building/ supporting real people in real life and talking about nerd stuff

The funny thing is I only got into journalism cos I wanted to talk about science. I love science and physics, along the way I got swept up in storytelling and society, politics, news, culture. Because of who I am I have been dragged into culture war after culture war for my whole adult life

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I have to apply for teacher training and am looking into bursaries etc to fund my training from the Institute of Physics but yeah I guess this summer is my last hurrah in smacking my head against the wall! I’m not giving up the fight - just trying something new for me.

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My friends and family who have experience in/ teaching have warned me! I know it is not going to be easy but it does mean I am afforded a level of financial stability and hopefully it will be a career that sees me on the receiving end of less hate!

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Sadly, the industry relies heavily on freelancers who are able to work for free or very little. I can’t do that so found myself over working. I can’t allow the impact it is having on my mental and physical health to continue in the way it has been

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Told one of my regular commissioners “my resilience has limits and I yearn for the quiet life of boring teenagers to sleep talking about physics 😂” I’m still “around” until September but very much hoping to be able to be less reliant on the gig economy of journalism in the not-so-distant future!

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Pic: Inside of a Jubilee Line train showing there are more than 14 seats and the racist dogwhistle in the OP is an attempt to spread misinformation and fear / create divide

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Sorry but there are way more than 14 seats in a carriage on a jubilee line train. This is simply lazy shitposting and if you’re gonna call yourself a journalist you should be stripped of your income until you check your facts

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There are way more than 14 seats in a carriage on a Jubilee line train. This is lazy shitposting - if you’re gonna call yourself a journalist you should be stripped of your income until you check your facts (I would say this to him but I am a lowly freelancer and my funding will be cut next)

Image of an empty Jubilee line train showing many more than 14 seats and ample space for standing - with proper infrastructure and funding along with regular trains (staffed by people who are trained well and paid fairly) clearly showing that whatever racist dog whistle was attempted is based in ignorance and a desire to stir a culture war

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For anyone else trying to be better with alt text but could do with a prompt sometimes when in a rush etc… You can prevent yourself from posting an image UNLESS you have alt text by going to: Settings -> Display -> ALT Text

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UoY Digital Accessibility Unit @uoydigacc.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

How do I do this? Really trying to be better with alt text but still feel like I am not in the habit and would love a prompt. For the posts where I press “Post” too soon!

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We love how easy it is to add alt text on Bluesky, but there are still a lot of account sharing images who don't use it as standard. Alternative text helps anyone using assistive technology to understand what is in the image, even if they can't see it, making the post more inclusive. 1/

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What do you do when you get ghosted but in a work capacity?

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isn’t it usually terfs who are the transgender police?

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SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL DYKES We will show you community and love in ways you will have never experienced just don’t try capitalise off our culture

Use your voice, platform, finances to support us. Hire us, pay us, publish us, feed us, whatever it is you can do to support a dyke - you should! Else benefiting from our culture and ignoring our struggles makes you a scab.

All boarders are fake! Dykes literally don’t police each other??? If you wanna join us cos we throw a good party, tell a good story, and understand consent then come along! I just ask that you support us how you can, this can be financially… but it can and always should be in solidarity.

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Shiv (they/them) @shivanidave.co.uk · 21/02/2025

I love when a dyke ally wants to come to a LDN DYKE March event and they are like “but I’m not a dyke is that okay” and I’m literally like…?

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Pls someone give me money to write this cos I really could give you a thesis on this.

Shiv (they/them) @shivanidave.co.uk · 21/02/2025

The UK public vote for Denise to be with Jack and not Ravi shows that this country is with the dogs. In this essay; how a public vote, resulting in the win of a bent white cop over a working class brown man, shows the U.K. is a racist country that values the illusion of authority over desire.

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Shiv (they/them) @shivanidave.co.uk · 19/02/2025

Every single person has the potential to be a DYKE There is hope! Become a DYKE today!

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Shiv (they/them) @shivanidave.co.uk · 17/02/2025

i’m awake but not happy about it

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Trans+ History Week @transhistoryweek.com · 14/02/2025

In UK Parliament, Kate Osborne MP says “trans people have always existed” @kateosbornemp.bsky.social

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put the words “i heart femme tops” on a muscle tank want watch the mascs of east london find their spare change to get that. if i collaborate with printers/ designers to make something SICK (while paying everyone fairly) how much would you pay?

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but when the nhs comes knocking you better answer

REALITY - scrambling to get stuff done today so i can make it to a gp appointment on time and get paid

Will Morrison @wamorrison95.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

adulthood - the comic series depicting being on the phone to the GP, fighting the council, and worrying about taxes *insert ai generated image cos i didn’t have time to sketch it*

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The Stonewall Inn released a response to the National Parks Service removing the word transgender from the park outside of the Inn. A great reminder that we have to look after each other

The Stonewall Inn and The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative are outraged and appalled by the recent removal of the word 'transgender' from the Stonewall National Monument page on the National Park Service website. This blatant act of erasure not only distorts the truth of our history, but it also dishonors the immense contributions of transgender individuals - especially transgender women of color - who were at the forefront of the Stonewall Riots and the broader fight for LGBTQ+ rights.

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don’t worry, i have remembered femmes exist and i will do my best to serve them today (anyone else who this work benefits or impacts is a secondary consequence) 🫡

i’m so depressed i act like it’s my birthday everyday!

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 13/02/2025

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Oh my god. They removed "transgender" from the page about Trans woman Sylvia Rivera's page at the National Park service. "Sylvia Rivera began fighting for gay and _____ rights" WOW.

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For total clarity I will not be posting any of my own content behind a paywall but cannot control what others do when they i write for them… the best way to keep what i do going and make it as accessible to all is to help me out when you can - this can be likes/ shares/ nice words/ gifts/ CASH

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I am looking to populate my website with an archive of the queer research / art. Any donation means I can focus on that and have some financial security

if you cannot afford to pay don’t worry! I will keep doing this work funded by myself and those who can pay for as long as I can.

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I now have a dedicated page to my website where people can support me one off or monthly: shivanidave.co.uk/coffee I don’t want to put my work behind a pay wall and am currently looking at ways to bring it off Meta So if you are subscribing on those platforms please make sure you pay

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Rowan Jetté Knox 🇨🇦 @mavenofmayhem.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Now is a great time to hire trans people. Ensuring a trans person has housing, food and clothing at a critical time like this is life-saving work.

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i just hope the studio audience laughed cos my life is a sit com. That’s gotta be the only reason for it

I’ve looked when I had more energy and came up with nothing

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The reality is I have to go and host an “LGBT History Month Quiz” this evening and pretend everything is fine despite knowing when I walk to my flat after the gig I’ll hold my breath as I pass his door and my heart will race until the door is bolted behind me

People often turn to me for “what we should do” but I am just looking around for someone to tell me!