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TheFairyWren @thetestbear.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Yesterday was an exhausting but rewarding day.

Two people wearing black shirts with pictures of hands holding with the words Anti-Poverty Network South Australia stand in front of a sign that says Anti-Poverty Network South Australia. Power to the poor. Silent no more. And the website www.apn-sa.org

TheFairyWren @thetestbear.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

With the upcoming state election, here's a handy scorecard on how the major parties tackle housing, thanks to the Anti-Poverty Network, SA #auspol

A scorecard showing where the major political parties of South Australia fall on housing policy
1. Public Housing: will they build enough? Labor, unsure; Liberal, no; Greens, yes; One Nation, no.
2. Rent Russ: will they introduce rent-capping: Labor, no; Liberal, no; Greens, yes; One Nation, no.
3. Empty Homes: will they take action on the thousands of empty homes during the housing crisis: Labor, no; Liberal, no; Greens, yes; One Nation, no.

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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

The reason the middle-class media has not reported Hannah Spencer being attacked by right-wing transphobes is that it needs to preserve the nice, coffeee-round-the-kitchen-table, middle-class view of transphobia, not the thuggish fascist reality.

manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Green Party say 'Hannah Spencer won't be silenced' after Manchester violence

Hannah Spencer, Gorton and Denton's newly-elected MP, was ushered into a police car amid the unfolding chaos

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TheFairyWren @thetestbear.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Yeah, the dude who wrote it wasn't an anarchist, he didn't do any research on it, and he absolutely hates how popular it is. He wrote it when he was a teenager to protest the Vietnam War, but… how? He's tried to have the book removed from circulation since 1976 I think. It's a stupid book.

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TheFairyWren @thetestbear.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

South Australia peeps: Build a Ballot is ready for the upcoming election on the 21st March. This is a fantastic tool for planning your vote to be in line with your values.

myplan.buildaballot.org.au

Build a Ballot

A simple tool to help you build your ballot before election day

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TheFairyWren @thetestbear.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

"A predator doesn’t need to be invisible. He just needs to be socially expensive to criticise."

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JA Westenberg @joanwestenberg.com · 03/03/2026

All you need to know about the tech industry is that the people building tools to "connect humanity" haven't spoken to their neighbours in 6 years

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TheFairyWren @thetestbear.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

"Do your own research, but just make sure it confirms my bias, okay? Okay."

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

today's fun historical detail: Lemon's famous "What is to be Done" essay was named after a (then) 40 year old smash hit novel by Nikolay Chernyshevsky. imagine Luigi releasing an earth shattering political manifesto and calling it "Top Gun"

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Kim Kelly @kimkelly.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

When faced with a shockingly exploitative new employment contract that would’ve forced them to sign away their IP, their likeness rights, and their power of attorney, Jupiter Jetson and her coworkers at Sheri’s fought back—fast. They organized a union in SIX DAYS. www.thenation.com/article/econ...

thenation.com

How Brothel Workers in Nevada Just Made Labor History

The courtesans at Sheri’s Ranch were staring down a horrifying new contract. So they did what workers everywhere do: They got organized.

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TheFairyWren @thetestbear.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Looks like she's not having much difficulty with that mean at all.

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JA Westenberg @joanwestenberg.com · 26/02/2026

You don't have a "different opinion." You have a factual inaccuracy that you've emotionally bonded with and now you think correcting it is a hate crime.

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TheFairyWren @thetestbear.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

It seems that freeze peach always applies to the use of slurs, but is withdrawn when it comes to standing up to bullies 🤔

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TheFairyWren @thetestbear.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

🤣🤣🤣 Thank you. I'll be sure to do better next time.

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Malwarebytes @malwarebytes.com · 20/02/2026

Researchers discovered a publicly exposed frontend on a government-authorized server, containing 2,456 accessible files from the age verification vendor used by Discord.

malwarebytes.com

Age verification vendor Persona left frontend exposed, researchers say

Behind a basic age check, researchers say Persona’s system runs extensive identity, watchlist, and adverse-media screening.

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M’am’ Mina @mammina.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Meilleure sécurité informatique du monde

Le plus beau chat noir du monde assis sur mon unité centrale d’ordi les pattes avant sur mon DDE.

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TheFairyWren @thetestbear.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

The police don't make us safer. Eliminating inequality does.

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mady castigan✨ 🏳️‍⚧️ @mady.cat · 20/02/2026

there's a straight line between parents who kill their kids by not vaccinating them and parents who push their trans kids into suicide and never regret it, including by misgendering them after death

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TheFairyWren @thetestbear.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

"Brussels also admits that by sanctioning people like Dogru for publishing news and opinions the EU would prefer to suppress, it is targeting them for “non-illegal” behavior."

electronicintifada.net

EU sanctions German journalist in shocking first over Gaza reporting

"Socio-economic death sentence" makes it illegal to receive even food or medicine from a third party.

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TheFairyWren @thetestbear.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Abusers are very practiced at using respectability politics to silence survivors and victims. We're not here to be respectable. We're here call you out on your abuse. From Kaurna to Gaza: Globalise the Intifada!

johnmenadue.com

Grace Tame, free speech and the return of political punishment

Calls to strip Grace Tame of her Australian of the Year award over her protest speech highlight a troubling slide towards political punishment and selective free speech.

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scare-cadus (is this anything) 🎃 @birdapp.rip · 15/02/2026

the Black Panthers were right

IF YOU'RE UNEMPLOYED IT'S NOT BECAUSE THERE ISNT ANY WORK
JUST LOOK AROUND: A HOUSING SHORTAGE, CRIME, POLLUTION; WE NEED BETTER SCHOOLS AND PARKS.
WHATEVER OUR NEEDS, THEY ALL REQUIRE WORK.
AND AS LONG AS WE HAVE UNSATISFIED NEEDS, THERE'S WORK TO BE DONE.
SO ASK YOURSELE, WHAT KIND OF WORLD HAS WORK BUT NO JOBS. IT'S A WORLD WHERE WORK IS NOT RELATED TO SATISFYING OUR NEEDS, WORLD WHERE WORK IS ONLY RELATED TO SATISFYING THE PROFIT NEEDS OF BUSINESS.
THIS COUNTRY WAS NOT BUILT BY THE HUGE CORPORATIONS OR GOVERNMENT BUREAUCRACIES.
IT WAS BUILT BY PEOPLE WHO WORK. AND, IT IS WORKING PEOPLE WHO SHOULD CONTROL THE WORK TO BE DONE. YET, AS LONG AS EMPLOYMENT IS TIED TO SOMEBODY ELSE'S PROFITS, THE WORK WONT GET DONE.

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Jessie Gender @jessiegender.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

“Voting is choosing the conditions you and your comrades organize under, and choosing your least powerful foe” is really the predominate way any leftist should view electoral politics.

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TheFairyWren @thetestbear.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

I don't think I've seen a better depiction of how depression feels.

3 images of a woman lying prone, turning onto her side and curling into a partial fetal position. It has the words "some days are just heavy" written on it.

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TheFairyWren @thetestbear.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

That colour scheme is so fucking cool!!!

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TheFairyWren @thetestbear.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

In my opinion, the best gift to give me, is one that I can share with you.

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TheFairyWren @thetestbear.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

When there is no "lesser" between the two evils.

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TheFairyWren @thetestbear.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Age verification? We didn't need no age verification on the MSN. We just had to let the internet scream at us for a little bit.

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TheFairyWren @thetestbear.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Does that mean I should trust everybody?

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TheFairyWren @thetestbear.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

John Lennon can't say any of the words because he's dead.

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Ben Eltham @beneltham.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

QUT will take over famous literary magazine Meanjin, after the journal was closed by Melbourne Uni Publishing last year. This is a win for all who campaigned to save the masthead, but hardly makes up for the damage done last year www.smh.com.au/culture/book...

smh.com.au

Axed literary magazine Meanjin finds a new home after its axing

Melbourne University Press closed the much-loved literary magazine last year, saying it was losing too much money.

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TheFairyWren @thetestbear.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Related to recent events in Sydney

you shouldn’t be a cop If you want a fulfilling career that helps the community, you might be tempted to join the police. Don’t make this mistake. Here’s what the cops won’t tell you. The NSW Police Force has a culture of bullying, homophobia and sexism. One in three female officers report they have been sexually harassed at work. Employees who report sexual assaults and misconduct have been demoted or ostracised. A review into the toxic culture of the police force was continually delayed, and key victims were not contacted. Studies from the 90s indicate 40% of police families experience domestic violence. A culture of “protecting mates” means officers who commit domestic violence are significantly less likely to be charged and convicted than the general public. The ABC has noted “victims frequently reporting they've been discouraged from raising allegations or that their safety has been put at risk when they have sought help from police.” Despite these barriers, in 2024, 57 serving NSW police officers had been charged with domestic violence, and three had been convicted. Are these the people you want to work with? Policing is less dangerous than industries like agriculture or forestry, but injuries are common. Psychological injuries like post-traumatic stress disorder account for 74% of compensation costs, with the Auditor-General finding the police force was not “efficiently or effectively preventing future psychological injuries”. Police aren’t trained mental health professionals, but they act as first responders for people suffering mental health episodes. This often leads to police killing people who need help. Despite a NSW Upper House inquiry, and an internal police review recommending change, police still attend these calls and kill vulnerable people. This leaflet provides general information and is not legal advice anticop.com.au

you shouldn’t be a cop NSW Police strip-search hundreds of children each year, often unlawfully. Most searches find nothing. It’s state-sanctioned sexual assault - is that what you’re into? The police were founded to protect the interests of the wealthy. They continue to enforce the unequal distribution of property, crush protests for reform, and disproportionately target groups like Aboriginal and queer people. There’s no correlation between police spending and crime. Targeted anti-violence education and reducing inequality are actually effective at reducing crime. Much police time is spent enforcing drug prohibition, yet drug use continues. Prohibition makes drugs more dangerous by deterring ambulance calls, encouraging risky pre-event dosing, and leaving production to criminal gangs. Redirecting money from ineffective policing to harm reduction saves lives. After decriminalisation, Portugal went from “heroin capital of Europe” to the lowest drug-related death rate in Western Europe. Police shifts can be up to 12 hours long, with a rotating roster. You will miss birthdays and holidays - your family will miss you

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Ben Eltham @beneltham.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

"I helped a young girl who had been pepper sprayed in the face and collapsed into a seizure on the pavement. She was convulsing, incapacitated. As she lay there on the ground, police sprayed her again in the face." Eyewitness account by Andrew Brown michaelwest.com.au/this-was-pla...

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This was planned. And Chris Minns owns it. - Michael West

NSW Police have assaulted dozens of peace protestors who gathered to protest the visit by Israeli president Isaac Herzog to Australia.

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TheFairyWren @thetestbear.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

I love how he says that the US has the best 401(k)s in history. Like, yes? You're the only country in the world with 401(k)s? We have superannuation here, which is infinitely better than your best 401(k)s in history.

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