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Queen of Land

@queenofland.bsky.social

Singing to the sea, the sky, the land. Blendian. Immunocompromised af. They/She. Pfp by Porridge the Pigeon. Minnesota Stoic. “Trauma is an unrelenting beast. It never quite leaves our side. But that doesn’t mean we owe it a damn thing.”

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Erin Biba@erinbiba.bsky.social · last wk.

White people we cannot keep living in this brainwashed indoctrinated belief that all white people are inherently good and all they need to change their minds about their violent bigotry is our patience and benefit of the doubt and explanation of how racism is bad. It’s a dangerous and deadly lie!!

Erin Biba@erinbiba.bsky.social · last wk.

All the time and energy that is being expended by white people convinced that bigots and monsters can be talked out of it *should instead be used to protect people from them*. Put your effort where it can actually help. You can’t convert the bigots. Build a new system that doesn’t include them.

Alona Ferber@aloner.bsky.social · last wk.

It's @prospectmagazine.co.uk pod day and this week @samirashackle.bsky.social joins us how in recent years the UK government has increasingly stripped people of their citizenship— effectively leaving many stateless... /1 www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/podcasts/pro...

Stateless: How the UK government strips citizenship—and why it matters

Britain has been quietly removing citizenship from hundreds of people. In doing so, it has created a two-tier system

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Association for Scottish Literature@asls.org.uk · last wk.

We needed it—and he stood there, feet on the dry porch, saying rain, cloud and skyful, the sound of drumming… —Niall Campbell, “The Rainmaker” from POETRY, July/August 2020 Today, 29 July, is #WorldRainDay 🌧️ www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi...

The Rainmaker by Niall Campbell We needed it—and he stood there, feet on the dry porch, saying rain, cloud and skyful, the sound of drumming; the bath trough in the garden listened, white and bone dry, as he described a bright wash across the dust fields, the surest downpour, the flushed skin, my soaked shirt, heavy as a bell. Then off he went to the scorched fields, humming, and weighing what we paid. What did he say: prayer is moisture; hope is a well—I didn’t care, I wanted just the words from him— what I couldn’t dare say—not there beneath that sun, that blur of fire-sky. My thoughts all thoughts of water, I spun my head round—to hear the spill of the word rain across the boards, and nothing grew dark, nothing fell— but something fell, and the ground took, and something wild as garlic grew.
Dr Marie Allitt@marieallitt.bsky.social · last wk.

My parents are not included here, but have yet another hosepipe ban. So what did their neighbour do the day before the ban could legally be enforced? More than half of England officially in drought, Environment Agency says www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Association for Scottish Literature@asls.org.uk · last wk.

Beyond the clichés, rain has inspired a rich seam of Scottish culture. From myth & science to film, fashion, & fiction, Sarah Mackay, Curator at the @natlibscot.bsky.social, takes nine objects to explore how drizzle has soaked into the nation’s imagination #WorldRainDay 🌧️ www.nls.uk/collections/...

Nine ways of looking at rain | National Library of Scotland

From weather forecasting to rain-soaked love stories, dive into Scotland's relationship with rain in nine objects from the National Library of Scotland.

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Queen of Land@queenofland.bsky.social · last wk.

Care agency after care agency shutting, and we just lost our last community nursery as well. Read well: you'll get more stocking a shelf at Coop here than doing care, and since women make up most of the caring force, that isn't an error... www.westcoasttoday.co.uk/news/staffin...

Staffing shortage plunges Oban Community Carers out of business

The team at Oban Community Carers have been left devastated after the business was forced to close due to a severe staffing shortage.

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Neugin@lostcitymagic.bsky.social · last wk.

They're almost always filming hoping for pushback to post on social media. Start blasting the Beatles. They're very hard on copyright infringement and will ruin their content

Hemant Mehta@friendlyatheist.com · last wk.

Evangelist Whitney Lynn says she preaches on planes because she loves “a captive audience.” She's not alone. It's becoming a trend. If spreading your message requires listeners who can't escape, maybe it's not as compelling as you think. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/christian-...

Citizen.Coping@propcazhpm.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Last week in Ireland. "Footage shows Yves Sakila, a 35-year-old Congolese-born man, died screaming in distress as he was held down by several men, some wearing suits, for nearly five minutes. By the end of the video, he is motionless." The regularity with which this happens is appalling.

Yves Sakila's death is being called Ireland's 'George Floyd moment' | CBC Radio

Yves Sakila, a 35-year-old Congolese-born man, died last Friday after he was restrained outside a department store in Dublin, Ireland, by security guards.

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Miriam IRL@miriam.blacksky.app · 2mo ago

Yves Sakila, a Black man, was crushed to death by seven security guards in broad daylight in Dublin while people stood around recording. Even after his body lay motionless on the ground, no one intervened. NO ONE intervened.

Queen of Land@queenofland.bsky.social · last wk.

Y'all bailing on the Greens because the leader said what we're all thinking is some straight up leftist nonsense. Always trying to have the moral high ground and thinking it's a win. If your enemy is a scumbag, you ARE allowed to say it.

Queen of Land@queenofland.bsky.social · last wk.

Headlines that Burnham is going to seek "cross party consensus" for social care, and the article at the Guardian specifies he won't speak to Reform. But the Greens, another political party in Parliament, isn't even mentioned. Funny, that...

Puff the Magic Hater@mskellymhayes.bsky.social · last wk.

In my latest, I talk with @silkys13.bsky.social about the struggle against ICE. How are the government’s tactics shifting, and how must we respond? We also discuss the tremendous victory of fighting off the warehouse model for the regime’s concentration camps, and where the fight goes from here.

The Fight Against ICE Has Entered a New Phase

“This is a time to build on organizing on the ground and sustain it over time,” says Silky Shah

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Kathryn Rose@artsyhonker.bsky.social · last wk.

Okay weird Anglican Bluesky, if I were to commission an icon, who should I approach? This is pretty hypothetical so far, but do send me links to your favourite independent Christian artists... ✝️⚓

Queen of Land@queenofland.bsky.social · last wk.

I have attended more than one powwow in Colville. I've danced to the drum there even without regalia. I invented the first-nation-sign language for "bullsh*t" there, ffs. I already blew my mutual aid money for the month (and then some) but I would be honoured if some folk could help out a little.

Sylas Opera@lammatic.hellthread.vet · last wk.

Hey everybody, My rez is currently experiencing the worst fire season in recent history. Homes have been lost, families are being evacuated from town and could use some support. The community has set up a fund. If anyone has anything to spare I'd be forever grateful www.zeffy.com/en-US/organi...