Sasha [They/Them]

Yes, that Sasha 🍉

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Anarchist/your local idiot with a guitar

If you’re occupying land in so-called “Australia”

If you eat food

And if you live on Earth

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Cake day: December 12th, 2023

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  • That’s a pretty standard and accurate description of most protests, I don’t think it’s intended to hide anything. It’s just highlighting the simple fact that there’s no reason for police to use violence on a peaceful person. There’s essentially no way this could be justified anyway, it’s not like she was about to attack someone. That SMH article kinda points out the big thing, the protestors were talking to the police trying to understand exactly what was happening from a legal standpoint, and then the cops escalated for no apparent reason.

    This happens a lot. It’s really important to understand exactly what powers cops are exercising and if they’re allowed to, because they lie constantly in order to manipulate and intimidate people. This whole thing is rotten with the smell of authoritarian crap. It’s not illegal to protest, but our right to do so is rapidly being incriminated and things like this will only become more common as the police are praised for beating the communities they claim to protect.




  • Not everyone likes the way these images are built, but the liinuxserver.io containers are so easy to use. You can replace so many cloud services using these, I’ve replaced:

    • All streaming platforms
    • Google drive
    • Google photos
    • Every note app
    • The library (sorta, I just host an ebook server for manga that won’t fit on my reader)
    • Grocery lists
    • Exercise tracking apps

    Plus I’ve setup some awesome new stuff like a website for one of my collectives and a few things to automate server maintenance.

    You need somewhere to host your services (I’m using an old PC) and a little linux experience, but it’s absolutely worth giving it a crack. I might work in the industry but I learnt more making my little server than I ever did on the job.


  • Sasha [They/Them]toTransHow's your week been?
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    8 days ago

    Way to go! I’ve just started working out again too and I absolutely share your pain. I’ve been doing strength training though, I always struggle to get outside to do cardio when it’s this damn cold haha. Good on you for looking after your knees and best of luck when you start doing leg day, I know a lot of people hate it, but personally it’s my favourite.

    Either way, keep it up! I hope we both stick to our plans and make amazing progress.


  • Sasha [They/Them]toTransHow's your week been?
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    I went to court to appeal my conviction and fine, I was expecting a good behaviour bond but nope! Turns out judges don’t like when cops lock you up for 7 hours when they only needed to get your name and address. So woo, clean record again!

    I also got super lucky and a friend of mine was playing a gig at a small town on the way to court, so I got to spend Saturday hanging out with some Aussie folk punk artists at a really cool venue.

    My solicitor continues to prove herself a great ally, in the middle of my hearing she started whispering to me about how she’s been doing work with trans rescue, they look like a good group. They help people escape persecution for being trans, they have resources for getting out of the US too.

    Overall a good weekend, there were still plenty of challenges but I think I managed everything okay.



  • I stopped using Reddit when I joined Lemmy, but I’ve still got a Facebook account because the family chat is in messenger, and I use Instagram because that’s where a lot of important information about things like rallies and mutual aid are disseminated (it’s a bonus that it’s also where I find cool gigs too).

    I’ve also got Tumblr and mastodon, but I don’t use them much at all, I live here more than anywhere else.





  • Sometimes it can be fun, I’ve had a fair bit of fun during some rallies by handing my megaphone to loads of different people, we had a counter protest back in April that turned into a dance party too.

    I’ve also been to plenty of scary ones. I had one where I had to run away from violent cops and change into a different outfit behind dumpsters. Sometimes the adrenaline can be fun if it’s a more spicy action, usually the nerves go away once you get started.



  • Patch making, and I’ve no idea why people are surprised about it tbh. It’s really easy if you’ve got access to a printer (or you can trace from a screen) and a pair of scissors.

    That said I have a slightly unusual process where I design stencils in fusion 360 and then print them on my 3D printer, they’re durable and reusable that way. I’m still working on improving the final print quality, but I’ve had some really good results like this gigantic Ash Bricky back patch that took me ~20 hours over three days.

    Disclaimer

    I bought the actual shirt I swear, it just wasn’t the right shape or size for a back patch. Also I never sell other people’s designs like this.


  • The few times I’ve been around for the organising of live streams, we’ve either done it directly to our own socials and/or an independent journo might come and either stream or record some stuff, but I don’t think I ever got their names when that’s been organised ahead of time.

    At one I attended, the organisers provided burner phones for people to livestream an action, I believe to their personal accounts? I never saw the footage of it though.


  • I met a guy called Big Al on a family camping trip and he was pretty cool. He was the first hippy I ever met, living out of a van and trailer, solar panels all over the roof and making some money selling bags made from men’s ties.

    I don’t really remember what he did other than maybe teaching me a fishing knot, maybe feeding me and showing me some cool stuff. At the very least, it’s a very positive memory and possibly part of why I love the off grid dream.


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    22 days ago

    My whole world still feels irreparably broken, but I’m doing a little better every day. I’ll probably go back to work next week, although to be honest I could really do with another week or two so I can finish more stuff that’ll keep my head above water, but I’ll manage I think.

    I’m back to working with my collectives already. I’m trying to get my FnB chapter properly organised for once, and I’m trying to set up a WordPress blog for my trans network but self hosting it is a bit annoying.

    I started doing a year in pixels thing to track my recovery. I started it on the day I last had to go to hospital, I think I’m progressing well. If I’d started this earlier there’d probably be two weeks of solid red…


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    Way to go!
    I’ve been struggling with the same sort of problems for a while too, sometimes it’s a big win to just get one thing done. Lately for me just making a meal has been a big challenge (I had popcorn for dinner last night). I wish I had any advice that wasn’t keep trying and try not to get too stressed out 😅