Comrade Columbae, floodplains truther 🏳️‍🌈

@finokoye.bsky.social

She/her, queerness as praxis, research as activism, mmanwu-obsessed communist anchoress in training, idk 🏳️‍🌈🐢🐦 No DMs please, I’m Brit”ish”. https://finokoye.com

Another thing I personally respect (although alas no longer a local do can only take their word for it!) is the open self-critique and using that to spur themselves on to better interpretation, broadening narratives and intentionally seeking out where their own gaps might be.

Daniel Ahmad@zhugeex.com · 9mo ago

There is a good breakdown of how democracy developed in the UK, the role political parties have played, the rise of trade unions, how public protests have been used to fight for civil rights, and the creation of key institutions such as the NHS.

Most discussions about “misinformation” treat the problem as if people simply don’t have good enough critical-thinking skills. It sounds intuitive, but it’s not entirely accurate. The problem isn’t just individual ignorance, it’s the structure of the information environment people are placed into.

New Humanist@newhumanist.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Finland has emerged as a global leader in countering “fake news”. Here's how they've done it

FWIW the most talented, smart people I know of any immigration status in any country have one thing in common: they’re not very well paid or making a lot of money.

It was all worth it in the end!! Had another fantastic time with the Grosvenor Light Opera Company singing the fantastic musical version of A Christmas Carol by Alaric Barrie. Two performances, one day. Weeks of rehearsals! What a lovely way to start seeing out the year…

A smiling black woman looking very pleased with herself in Victorian style garb including a dark green underskirt, purple 1880s style bustle overskirt and black top half with ruffled edging about the shoulders. Her choker is made up of a cameo and fabric to match the overskirt.

Her braids are tied in a low hanging bun. They have been plaited with extensions of black-green and black-purple ombré.
Comrade Columbae, floodplains truther 🏳️‍🌈@finokoye.bsky.social · 9mo ago

In fairness, I was warned that the longest part of making a bustle skirt* is the draping but even so can’t believe in 5 hours all I got was some pleating and two pins in…

We've been trying since September to get enough support for these families to secure some semblance of shelter before winter, but winter's here and most of them are in tents that provide no protection. Help six families & a camp—then act for their lives. chuffed.org/project/hope...

Keep Hope Alive: a Gaza Giving Circle

We are a team of volunteers in the US and UK, led by two sisters passionate about helping our friends on the ground keep their families and neighbors alive with food, water, & shelter. We saw that…

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this Girlguiding thing is so miserable. and so emblematic of the bigot playbook. a poisonous minority of mindless, soul rotted cultists intimidating decent people - who far outnumber them - because they have the backing of Big Transphobe. and for what? to make life miserable for a defenceless few