When Brad and I first got together, we couldn’t have imagined that one day we’d be able to celebrate Pride Month so openly, let alone post about it on the internet. But here we are, joy and all. Happy Pride, everyone! Let’s keep showing up, speaking out, and marching forward (glitter optional, but encouraged). 🌈✨

anyone got a lead on a relatively affordable powered USB hub with at least 6x USB ports (webcam, headset, backup ssd, photo ssd, DAC & one spare for random plugging shit in)? I can find 4x ports easily but not 6x unless I go to a pretty expensive Thunderbolt 4 dock which is overkill for these pretty slow USB devices

I have my desktop PC back. Yay. Being on the laptop sucked. #FirstWorldProblems

It was, as I suspected, a hard drive failure. Apparently when it failed the drive went into read-only mode as some sort of failsafe, so the person who put in the new hard drive was able to recover everything.

Reminder: Backups are important.

@andrewrock @treleanor I'm not entirely sure those late night "negotiations" were in the corridors of Parliament House.

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In case you were wondering, yes we want to read your random posts. We want to know the parts of your life you share, we want to get to know you. We want to hear the weird takes and thoughts. We enjoy you posting and we enjoy it when you reply to us.
Be you, completely you.

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@treleanor @andrewrock I'm not sure about the coffee pots reference, but the Foreign Minister is a reference to Gareth Evans, when the ALP poached Cheryl Kernot from the Australian Democrats.

For @SafeguardingResearch I'm currently looking for #Autism / #ActuallyAutistic related public material (US based).

Material that should be safeguarded & accessible, no matter what #RFKjr does.

If you know of any, please reply here.
Best would be a link + short explanation what it is/entails + why you consider it important.

🔁☑️
#SafeguardingResearch

Alright, Mr. Wiseguy ... if you're so clever, you tell us what colour it should be.

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For the month of June (Pride) this independent, disabled artist is having a sale on my "The Reclamation of Terra" artworks. A massive discount of 25% off means you'll be grabbing art with a heart for a bargain. Sale price has already been applied so all you have to do is buy it.

Why buy my wares? This series revolves around the rainbow community and the solid work we do when we unite. Each canvas features one of my landscape images and a representation of a particular pride flag. Each canvas represents a colour of the progressive pride flag.

Each image is also available for purchase (also 25% off), so why not buy a companion piece with your canvas of choice. Hurry, there's very limited stock!

Art is my work, so buying from me means you're supporting a queer trans artist directly which is a great way to support the community this Pride Month.
https://tlwvision.au/store/terra/terra-series

Thanks to Tom Noble for the piccy of me with a few of the paintings taken at my Gala exhibition opening.

#art #sale #photography #artistWithADisability #disabledArtist #actuallyAutistic #LGBT #LGBTQIASBplus #queer #trans #PrideMonth

Today's inspirational message:

@morachbeag A bottle of decent whisky would be nice, if you don't mind. There's probably some in the castle's whisky cellars.

And if you happen to find an oubliette while you're exploring the cellars, I'm sure you can find a use for it.

"Er..." Zarquon said, "hello. Er, look, I'm sorry I'm a bit late. I've had the most ghastly time, all sorts of things cropping up at the last moment."
He seemed nervous of the expectant awed hush. He cleared his throat.
"Er, how are we for time?" he said, "have I just got a min—"
And so the Universe ended.

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I wish more cis women would understand that the way society treats trans people is inextricably related to our rights as women to individuality and self-determination and to our ability to freely exist in society.

The idea that trans men are "lost" women should tell you that they believe that your feminine body and your existence as a feminine person is something you *owe* to the world. If you cease to perform femininity, you have taken something away from others that was rightfully owed them.

Trans men are men. Trans women are women. Non-binary people are...well, whatever they say they are... that's a mixed bag of individual identities, to say the least.

People who want to restrict trans rights want to restrict human rights. They want to set the boundaries of what it means to be human and force everyone to obey.

Transphobia is a form of proto-fascism.

@morachbeag 10 print shake your butt
20 goto 10

@feather1952 It was a delightful interlude in the middle of what was otherwise a long and stressful day. A late, but yummy, lunch at a pub and then a stroll along the beach (including getting my feet wet).

My daughter and I at the beach today. I'm the one in the water.