Lenre
@lenreli.bsky.social
Lenre • 30 • they/them • au + Maori • nonbinary bi-aro • idk what else? Gif-maker, fanfic writer, baker.
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Lenre
@lenreli.bsky.social
· Oct 17
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It's time to conduct some Universal Basic Income trials in #Auspol The Labor monopolists would never go for this but Independents and Greens might. So vote more Indies in next election. #UBI would solve all our welfare and poverty issues. #UniversalBasicIncome
www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...
www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...
The welfare system isn't just on fire, it's burning out of control
A second report into the use of job-seeker mutual obligations is even more damning then the first – but will the government act?
www.thenewdaily.com.au
December 10, 2025 at 8:23 PM
It's time to conduct some Universal Basic Income trials in #Auspol The Labor monopolists would never go for this but Independents and Greens might. So vote more Indies in next election. #UBI would solve all our welfare and poverty issues. #UniversalBasicIncome
www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...
www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...
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The post is for Webworm members, but I want to sneak this point from behind the wall (sorry David) because I think a lot of adults don't understand what social media is to today's young people.
A social media ban aims to separate kids from their communities.
A social media ban aims to separate kids from their communities.
December 9, 2025 at 6:19 PM
The post is for Webworm members, but I want to sneak this point from behind the wall (sorry David) because I think a lot of adults don't understand what social media is to today's young people.
A social media ban aims to separate kids from their communities.
A social media ban aims to separate kids from their communities.
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Yeah this is a thing. Even non-religious or less religious straight people will give you shit for not controlling your wife or girlfriend "properly"
Hell, too many women that have been socialized completely by patriarchal misogyny will be mad at you for not trying
Hell, too many women that have been socialized completely by patriarchal misogyny will be mad at you for not trying
Back before my transition when my conservative Christian parents were still trying to groom me into being a "man", a huge point of conflict between us was that I wasn't controlling my partner enough. That I was failing to fulfill my role by not controlling my partner's behavior.
I sort of wish y'all took this more seriously, because this attitude is a reinforcement of heterosexuality as a hierarchy. It's an acknowledgement and understanding that it's not enough to "be with" a woman, or even to father children.
They define manhood as exploitation, abuse, and dominance.
They define manhood as exploitation, abuse, and dominance.
December 10, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Yeah this is a thing. Even non-religious or less religious straight people will give you shit for not controlling your wife or girlfriend "properly"
Hell, too many women that have been socialized completely by patriarchal misogyny will be mad at you for not trying
Hell, too many women that have been socialized completely by patriarchal misogyny will be mad at you for not trying
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And yes. There are lots of badly written sex scenes across media. And it is BECAUSE people don't respect them as a skill... And because people don't respect writers who have worked hard at that skill.
December 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM
And yes. There are lots of badly written sex scenes across media. And it is BECAUSE people don't respect them as a skill... And because people don't respect writers who have worked hard at that skill.
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I begged Jenny to write this and am so grateful she did.
Sex scene are craft. They are characterization. They are worldbuilding. They are storytelling.
The fact that we're culturally too uncomfortable with sex to recognize that is not the fault of well written sex scenes!
Sex scene are craft. They are characterization. They are worldbuilding. They are storytelling.
The fact that we're culturally too uncomfortable with sex to recognize that is not the fault of well written sex scenes!
good morning, I have noticed that some of the critical responses to the Crave show Heated Rivalry have been, let's say, incomplete
sex scenes are craft! goddammit!
sex scenes are craft! goddammit!
Anatomy of a Sex Scene: Heated Rivalry Edition - Reading the End
Heated Rivalry, AKA the gay hockey show, has been getting a lot of buzz for its explicit(-ish) sex scenes, and a lot of that buzz has been coming from viewers and critics whose experience with the rom...
readingtheend.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I begged Jenny to write this and am so grateful she did.
Sex scene are craft. They are characterization. They are worldbuilding. They are storytelling.
The fact that we're culturally too uncomfortable with sex to recognize that is not the fault of well written sex scenes!
Sex scene are craft. They are characterization. They are worldbuilding. They are storytelling.
The fact that we're culturally too uncomfortable with sex to recognize that is not the fault of well written sex scenes!
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What problem does this solve? What the hell is going on in Australia?
The legislation removes the requirement for either the child, or their parent or guardian, to consent to wearing the device.
Children as young as 10 to be fitted with ankle monitors under proposed laws
The legislation removes the requirement for either the child, or their parent or guardian, to consent to wearing the device.
www.abc.net.au
December 10, 2025 at 12:30 PM
What problem does this solve? What the hell is going on in Australia?
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Nations who can't keep minors safe from sexual assault, bullying, nonconsensual revenge porn, abusive parents, preventable childhood illnesses or grinding poverty in Real Life are absolutely certain keeping them off the Internet will protect them.
December 10, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Nations who can't keep minors safe from sexual assault, bullying, nonconsensual revenge porn, abusive parents, preventable childhood illnesses or grinding poverty in Real Life are absolutely certain keeping them off the Internet will protect them.
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One of the reasons I detest so many of these gAI companies and services is how much they erase and dehumanize actual human labor. It’s honestly terrifying and reason enough to shun them entirely.
Now imagine sharing your private fantasies with what you believe is a bot that cannot judge or remember. Just that, on the other side, is a man in a one-room home in Nairobi, pretending to be an AI companion.
That man is Michael, and this is his story: data-workers.org/michael/
That man is Michael, and this is his story: data-workers.org/michael/
The Emotional Labor Behind AI Intimacy, by Michael Geoffrey Asia.
Imagine confiding your most private fantasies to what you believe is an unfeeling algorithm that cannot judge or remember. Now imagine that on the other side of that conversation is a man sitting in a...
data-workers.org
December 10, 2025 at 12:37 PM
One of the reasons I detest so many of these gAI companies and services is how much they erase and dehumanize actual human labor. It’s honestly terrifying and reason enough to shun them entirely.
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Now imagine sharing your private fantasies with what you believe is a bot that cannot judge or remember. Just that, on the other side, is a man in a one-room home in Nairobi, pretending to be an AI companion.
That man is Michael, and this is his story: data-workers.org/michael/
That man is Michael, and this is his story: data-workers.org/michael/
The Emotional Labor Behind AI Intimacy, by Michael Geoffrey Asia.
Imagine confiding your most private fantasies to what you believe is an unfeeling algorithm that cannot judge or remember. Now imagine that on the other side of that conversation is a man sitting in a...
data-workers.org
December 9, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Now imagine sharing your private fantasies with what you believe is a bot that cannot judge or remember. Just that, on the other side, is a man in a one-room home in Nairobi, pretending to be an AI companion.
That man is Michael, and this is his story: data-workers.org/michael/
That man is Michael, and this is his story: data-workers.org/michael/
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Speaking as a rural teacher. This 👇
And you know what really scares me? That offline, particularly in low income rural communities there’s the far right rising fast. And young leftists are losing the chance to organise resistance online because of the social media ban
December 10, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Speaking as a rural teacher. This 👇
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Australia’s social media ban puts free speech on the chopping block https://johnmenadue.com/post/2025/12/ban-blocks-free-speech #auspol
Australia’s social media ban puts free speech on the chopping block
Australia’s social media ban for under-16s is being sold as a protection for children, but it raises serious questions about free speech, democratic participation and the perverse effects of prohibition.
johnmenadue.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Australia’s social media ban puts free speech on the chopping block https://johnmenadue.com/post/2025/12/ban-blocks-free-speech #auspol
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Same society that sends hundreds of children aged 10 to 13 *to prison each year* (approximately 600 last time I looked) and forced thousands more through the criminal justice system?
“Freeing them to grow up in a society that protects them.”
Wow that society sounds great, where is it?
Wow that society sounds great, where is it?
The fuck is this
December 10, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Same society that sends hundreds of children aged 10 to 13 *to prison each year* (approximately 600 last time I looked) and forced thousands more through the criminal justice system?
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“Freeing them to grow up in a society that protects them.”
Wow that society sounds great, where is it?
Wow that society sounds great, where is it?
December 10, 2025 at 9:10 AM
“Freeing them to grow up in a society that protects them.”
Wow that society sounds great, where is it?
Wow that society sounds great, where is it?
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Holy hell, Australia has lost it
LIVE: Sydney Harbour Bridge lights up for social media ban youtube.com/live/rNYIlly...
LIVE: Sydney Harbour Bridge lights up for social media ban
YouTube video by Reuters
youtube.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Holy hell, Australia has lost it
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Government who refuses to fund school lunches, sporting vouchers and glosses over the fact 950,000 Australian children live in poverty:
“Let them be kids!”
Kids: “6-7”
“Let them be kids!”
Kids: “6-7”
December 10, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Government who refuses to fund school lunches, sporting vouchers and glosses over the fact 950,000 Australian children live in poverty:
“Let them be kids!”
Kids: “6-7”
“Let them be kids!”
Kids: “6-7”
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None of you have ever met a kid before
December 10, 2025 at 10:59 AM
None of you have ever met a kid before
Unrelated to the age ban, but I don't think I've changed my age in my bio here for like. 3 years. I always forget. 😔One day I may actually remember.
Not today though.
Not today though.
December 10, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Unrelated to the age ban, but I don't think I've changed my age in my bio here for like. 3 years. I always forget. 😔One day I may actually remember.
Not today though.
Not today though.
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The idea of “two genders defined by X and Y chromosomes” is what Sir Terry would call a “lie to children.” It’s easier and faster to explain that than it is to explain the true beautiful complexity of gender to people without the attention span or mental fortitude to understand it
December 9, 2025 at 7:56 AM
The idea of “two genders defined by X and Y chromosomes” is what Sir Terry would call a “lie to children.” It’s easier and faster to explain that than it is to explain the true beautiful complexity of gender to people without the attention span or mental fortitude to understand it
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Australia’s biggest contribution to the climate crisis it‘s coal & LNG exports.
The world will fail if the techniques used to create offsets are deployed to justify burning dirty fuels when there are alternatives.
#Auspol #FossilFuel induced #ClimateChange
The world will fail if the techniques used to create offsets are deployed to justify burning dirty fuels when there are alternatives.
#Auspol #FossilFuel induced #ClimateChange
December 10, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Australia’s biggest contribution to the climate crisis it‘s coal & LNG exports.
The world will fail if the techniques used to create offsets are deployed to justify burning dirty fuels when there are alternatives.
#Auspol #FossilFuel induced #ClimateChange
The world will fail if the techniques used to create offsets are deployed to justify burning dirty fuels when there are alternatives.
#Auspol #FossilFuel induced #ClimateChange
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500,000 people wanted an inquiry into Rupert Murdoch's media dominance. A true cancer on our society.
But instead weasel @albomp.bsky.social listened to the mongul and bans young people from social media. It will be detrimental for many neurodiverse young people.
#Auspol
But instead weasel @albomp.bsky.social listened to the mongul and bans young people from social media. It will be detrimental for many neurodiverse young people.
#Auspol
December 10, 2025 at 9:39 AM
500,000 people wanted an inquiry into Rupert Murdoch's media dominance. A true cancer on our society.
But instead weasel @albomp.bsky.social listened to the mongul and bans young people from social media. It will be detrimental for many neurodiverse young people.
#Auspol
But instead weasel @albomp.bsky.social listened to the mongul and bans young people from social media. It will be detrimental for many neurodiverse young people.
#Auspol
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There are lots of myths about the Australian #SocialMediaBan for under16s. One is that it will stop cyberbullying. It won't.
Here's a short, blunt piece from me in @theconversation.com explaining why: theconversation.com/australias-s...
Here's a short, blunt piece from me in @theconversation.com explaining why: theconversation.com/australias-s...
Australia’s social media ban won’t stop cyberbullying
A technical fix can’t solve a social problem.
theconversation.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:17 AM
There are lots of myths about the Australian #SocialMediaBan for under16s. One is that it will stop cyberbullying. It won't.
Here's a short, blunt piece from me in @theconversation.com explaining why: theconversation.com/australias-s...
Here's a short, blunt piece from me in @theconversation.com explaining why: theconversation.com/australias-s...
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"7 out of 10 kids have been exposed to harmful content online."
Tik Toks by Albanese Govt ministers boasting about their social media ban for under 16's. No mention of the harmful impact of gambling ads. Or the Govt's refusal to address that issue. 😠 #auspol #SocialMediaBan #GamblingAdBan
Tik Toks by Albanese Govt ministers boasting about their social media ban for under 16's. No mention of the harmful impact of gambling ads. Or the Govt's refusal to address that issue. 😠 #auspol #SocialMediaBan #GamblingAdBan
December 10, 2025 at 10:05 AM
"7 out of 10 kids have been exposed to harmful content online."
Tik Toks by Albanese Govt ministers boasting about their social media ban for under 16's. No mention of the harmful impact of gambling ads. Or the Govt's refusal to address that issue. 😠 #auspol #SocialMediaBan #GamblingAdBan
Tik Toks by Albanese Govt ministers boasting about their social media ban for under 16's. No mention of the harmful impact of gambling ads. Or the Govt's refusal to address that issue. 😠 #auspol #SocialMediaBan #GamblingAdBan