RT @Tom___Scott
This is how the birth of the #NHS was announced in 1948.
The Tories had tried & failed to stop the introduction of free, universal public healthcare.
They've spent the last 12 years undermining & hollowing out the NHS through underfunding & creeping privatisation.
Black Twitter's expected demise would make it harder to publicize police brutality and discuss racism
https://phys.org/news/2022-12-black-twitter-demise-harder-police.html
How do we use #Mastodon to solve this? How can we organize information feeds so that we can bridge between here and where the "official" account are and should be pressured?
If there was another #Ferguson today, how would elected representatives be pressured from here?
How do we make #fediverse viral to mainstream TV?
In homes and schools around Bosnia, youngsters this December have been preparing gift boxes they hope will put a smile on the faces of their peers living through war in Ukraine β just as such gifts did for many of their parents a generation ago. https://apnews.com/article/sarajevo-children-8c3d135c92d6d49b2df5aecd92130070
RT @NBCNews@twitter.com
The RNC knew that then-President Trumpβs claims about the election were false but continued to raise money off them anyway, the Jan. 6 report says. https://nbcnews.to/3jfoxU0
π¦π: https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1606203981214224385
Bayard Rustin (1912-1987) worked closely with Martin Luther King Jr. for decades as a planner of the Montgomery bus boycott and as the primary architect of the 1963 March on Washington. A confidant and adviser, he introduced MLK to Gandhiβs principles of nonviolent resistance. His role in the civil rights movement was largely relegated to the background, however, because he was gay. In the 1980s, he became a public advocate for gay and other human rights. #BlackFriday #LGBTQ
So, I'm finding out the hard way that if you start a new Mastodon server, nobody can find you.
This is a shameless request for some boosts so some of the bigger instances see me.
#mastodon #twittermigration #mastodonserver #findme #helpimtrappedinawell #imlonely
To Recap:
β’72% of GA WW voted for Kemp over Abramsβa Black woman
β’57% of NC WW voted for Budd over Beasleyβa Black woman
β’57% of FL WW voted for Rubio over Demingsβa Black woman
But right now as Black women on TikTok follow other BW for solidarityβWW are outraged b/c apparently that's unfair to WWπ€¦π½ββοΈ
Imagine denying incredible BW access to the halls of power, but feeling discriminated against because you're not centered in a conversation on a social media app. smh we have work to do y'all.
My dog came back in from the eveningβs bio breaks in record time tonight. Iβm sure that had nothing to do with it being 16 degrees outside.
A week ago I wrote about how the black lives matter movement wasn't exactly new-- how it was linked to a longer history of police brutality and fighting back against that brutality.
One of the most difficult things to understand about racism in America is how few of the worst atrocities are recorded, well known, brought to justice.
A story my dad told me made this terribly clear. π§΅
So... me. Work in aerospace, more space, not as much aero. Can fix my own car, choose not to. Can fix the random appliance of your choice. Hardcore introvert in person, which is why I love online. Lifelong science fiction fan. Read constantly. Scalzi is my favorite author, because he mixes exactly the right amount of snark into his writing. Together with a guy 30+ years, married since it was legal. Own a home in CA and don't plan to leave unless I immigrate to another country.