[-] Sasha 4 points 8 hours ago

I love this stuff, I always put it on my face. It's just enough to stop feeling like my skin is as dry as paper and it's not oily, it feels more watery than anything. I switched to it years ago, use it after every shower and now my skin is so nice, presumably just because I'm not leaving my face all dried out, I doubt there's anything special about this stuff.

That said, I do also use a very gentle sorbolene body wash and hand soap because my skin was too fragile for normal soap. If I don't, I tend to get lots of sores on my fingers.

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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by Sasha to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

The rally in Melbourne hasn't gotten much coverage because of Sydney, but it is mentioned here. They claim 3000 attended but that's way off, it was easily 25-40,000 (some estimates I've seen go as high as 50k). The march stretched down most of Bourke St and I couldn't see the start or end of it.

300k was the organiser estimate for Sydney which is about 5-6% of the city.

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Max Rule (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 5 months ago by Sasha to c/onehundredninetysix

This is Max, my brother's greyhound (hey bro if you're reading this). He was keeping me company today while I took some time to relax and recover from recent traumatic stuff, he's the goodest boy like that.

Not pictured are the two miniature poms who cuddled with me today as well.

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submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by Sasha to c/trans

I was meant to record a segment for a radio program to discuss some of the unique implications that being trans can have for your mental health. We'd decided to talk a bit about how I'd ended up getting an ADHD diagnosis as a result of starting feminizing hormones, they'd made it significantly worse and I was struggling to keep up with daily life.

Now I've ended up having to put that recording off for a while because I was struggling with some pretty severe depression, but it seems like this is probably borderline personality disorder. I saw a few Reddit posts where some said they'd had noticed theirs get worse after starting hrt and I'm wondering if anyone here has experienced anything like this, or knows about research into it?

Could be any disorder or condition, it's all good to know about as there doesn't seem to be that much info out there beyond people's experiences, it could help others to hear yours. (I'll add mine to the comments)

I won't share any details on that program beyond what I get your consent for or anything reasonably vague such as "I spoke to x other people who've had similar experiences."

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submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by Sasha to c/queer_defense_front

This article is from before the actions happened, I'm sharing this one because it's well written and touches on the points we consider most important: intersectionality and solidarity. Also we forgot to plan a post action media release for my city and got absolutely no media attention after the fact oops (except for community radio ♥️♥️♥️3CR❤️❤️❤️).

It's worth noting that this approach was so overwhelmingly successful that the rally in my city ended up being several times larger than anything we'd anticipated, 3000+ attendees at the peak. If you're looking at organising a radical campaign like this, use your contacts and ask your allies to mobilise, it's incredibly powerful stuff and builds power for their movements as well.

The discussion on mainstream queer activism being inadequate and toxic is very important and worth understanding in detail. You can't build a lasting movement or obtain liberation by throwing minorities under the bus and capitulating to oppressive patriarchal norms that reinforce harmful stereotypes and gender roles.

We've experienced this first hand. The day after the rally, an NGO announced their own action appropriating the name we chose and on the same day as a rally for refugees. They silenced all critiques, spat in the face of what we stood for and even claimed they organised one of the rallies in another city. They also have history of silencing the voices and efforts of trans people (especially from other marginalised groups) while platforming the politicians who pass legislation to suppress and erase us. It's been absolutely awful to deal with, but you cannot be complicit in it.

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Bring your friends! (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 7 months ago by Sasha to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

If you're able to make it to the State Library on the 31st, please come and show your support. There are a lot of awful things happening to trans people and it's time we demand protection, the right to gender affirming care and an end to pink washing.

The 31st is the trans day of visibility, but we are now very visible and without protection that visibility is violence. We are done asking to be seen, we now demand to be safe.

(Mods pls remove if not allowed, I checked the guidelines and couldn't find anything disallowing it)

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Bus Stop Rule (self.onehundredninetysix)
submitted 9 months ago by Sasha to c/onehundredninetysix

[-] Sasha 71 points 9 months ago

Very unhappy with the change, I probably won't go to the .world community and expect/hope that someone will just recreate 196 on Blåhaj.

Every interaction I've had with .world mods has rubbed me the wrong way, they don't take criticism well and are way to keen to appeal to centrist bullshit and shitty lib takes. Blåhaj is my favourite space on the internet at the moment because of the way Ada manages things, I feel safe here. That the 196 mods have a problem with that sends a pretty concerning message imo.

[-] Sasha 104 points 9 months ago

For the love of god, leave this community here and just create a new mod team instead. This community being on Blåhaj specifically is a big plus for a lot of us

[-] Sasha 98 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

1: I've taken the metro to get groceries loads of times

2: Trams

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submitted 10 months ago by Sasha to c/196
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submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by Sasha to c/buyitforlife@slrpnk.net

I basically listen to music constantly, and when I'm on holiday or riding my bike I generally use USB-C earbuds. I've had way too many wireless buds break and I'm sick of them, but these aren't fairing much better tbh.

Problem is that the cables always eventually stop working, often from my phone being in my pocket while I'm walking or cycling. I've been able to partly extend their life by keeping my phone in the thigh pocket on my cargo pants but it often just falls over and bends the cable more sharply than my hip pocket.

I'm looking for either a pair of highly durable earbuds either USB-C or 3.5mm with a USB-C DAC recommendation, or even better a DSP cable that I could use with IEMs with a 0.78mm connector.

I'm also open to any other suggestions at all.

[-] Sasha 92 points 11 months ago

I'm an ordinary person, who less than a year ago sat around on a couch and cried about how powerless I was about all of this. Never forget that we give up our power by thinking we don't have any.

There is so much you can do, and you don't have to go anywhere close to the extremes I'm willing to.

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Arrested for disobeying rule (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by Sasha to c/196

Yep, I got arrested trying to block a coal ship in the world's largest coal port and I'm proud as fuck, give all your love to the protest organisers. I've talked about it a ton over in this thread (and a few others in similar communities). I was joined by a handful of other people, including a student doctor who is in this photo but hard to see, she's on my right in the shade. She's so damn brave and a huge inspiration.

This took place at the People's Blockade, an annual "protestival" organised by a group called Rising Tide.

I'm the (misgendered 😡) 27 year old in this article.

170 people then set a new record for the largest civil disobedience action in Australian history the following day, they're all incredibly brave people who have had enough.

We fought the government in court and won the right to protest against the fossil fuel corporations who are burning our children's futures. We also fight to secure the future jobs of the workers in these industries, demanding a 78% tax on current fossil fuel projects to help them in the transition to a renewable future.

It's been a long few days, I've just arrived home about half an hour ago. Goodnight.

[-] Sasha 66 points 1 year ago

This is honestly an entirely valid complaint. There are way too many motorcyclists who replace their mufflers with aftermarket ones that are illegally loud, in some cases loud enough to cause hearing damage to pedestrians.

[-] Sasha 68 points 1 year ago

ADHD is basically the only reason I'm able to work in the area I do, I have absolutely no formal training in it other than what I taught myself while procrastinating.

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Eupho Rule (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 1 year ago by Sasha to c/196

I was in an antique store and I found the anime section

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Mandorule (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 1 year ago by Sasha to c/196

Bought a mandolin today and I can't put it down, I can't wait to write tons of pretty songs :3

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Lyrics Rule (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 2 years ago by Sasha to c/196

Big Thief - Mary

[-] Sasha 223 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Power move

I'd totally do this on purpose

[-] Sasha 95 points 2 years ago

How many more years of these news stories do I have to read before we actually do something about this?

I'm so fucking sick of this happening constantly.

[-] Sasha 67 points 2 years ago

Looking through the scope using the hair covered eye is a pro strat

[-] Sasha 71 points 2 years ago

I used to love customising the notification colour on my old phones, so good.

I miss my headphone jack so damn much, I'm over Bluetooth earbuds breaking constantly and being so damn expensive and low quality.

[-] Sasha 169 points 2 years ago

That's a great salary even if divided between 10,000 people.

Fuck billionaires, leeches

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