Comrade Pangloss 🫖🥃 @ComradePangloss@qoto.org

@MadeyeTheCarnaptious What’s yours is mine and what’s mine is my own —traditional rule by occupiers and colonialists…

Why are Zahawi and Braverman stories not all over every news bulletin, as they would be if they were ministers in a non Tory government in a country with a genuinely free media ?

Don’t know who took this shot but it’s kinda epic: a Great Grey Owl lands on a photog’s camera.

#Introduction 2 less typos and grammar glitches.

My bio summarises me and my general attitude.

Caution. What follows is a stream of conciousness, or as we say in Scottish, self indulgent p*sh.

I look at life through a positive lens. I neither under or over achieve I just strive to improve.

When the glass is half full I take a bigger quaff. When the glass is half empty, I top it up.

I am a member of the #MultipleSclerosis club, membership is by compulsory nomination, though free to join.

I enjoy playing my #violin , I find it relaxing and contemplative. I am not very good (euphemism for shockingly bad), but I don't mind because my #dog sings along.

I am a #tech #geek who actually knows the meaning of the word #technology (hint it isn't just electronic mallarky).

I am a trained programmer, though more of a code dabbler these days, using my coding mindset to manage #projects and #architect solutions.

I am a #PADI and #BSAC qualified diver who enjoys the meditative nature of #Scuba diving . 25m to 30m is my favourite depth.

I appreciate my #BMW #motorbike, my #Dog , #family .

I am a wee bit #autistic, level 1 apparently. Though I prefer the label #NeurologicallyDivergent because it sounds proper and confers a certain qualified status.

My #NeuroDiversity is my #superpower ENCOURAGING a childlike attitude, quizzical nature, trust and honesty. It is cathartic, and a very uncomplicated way to live life. {Just remember to be prepared to sincerely apologise if you upset folk}.

I struggle a bit with people who double speak or tell lies. So I am wary of nasty or bossy people in positions of power, especially when it can impact my livlihood! To be candid I feel sorry for nasty people, it is easier to be nice.

I guess I should cover my undisciplined intellectual curiosity. I have three degrees, well 1 batchelors and two post grads. I love learning new stuff, though I am honey bee like hovering between topics rather than sticking with one nectar producing tome!

I enjoy life in the main. I should finish this monologue with a pithy piece of filozify from a maverick historical disruptor.

Then again here is one from the filozifer Tam Mcutchon "Ye hiv tae grow up, but gettin' auld is a frame of mind"..

Conclusion; get your bucket list done, if you need to adapt your list to what can be achieved.

Be kind, help others and to quote Turner's two rules "don't be an arsehole and sing along if you know the words"

Apparently Brexit and the much warned about consequences are now the fault of the EU.

2/

Back before #TwitterMigration , @atomicpoet said:

“network effect isn't just about how many people you reach, but who you reach.”

“You got to consider who is on #Twitter, and why Twitter's network effect is so important to many people. For better or worse, Twitter is where celebrities, media, politicians, and CEOs congregate. Sure, more people use #Facebook
but the cultural influence is on Twitter.”

I would also add CTOs to that list too.

So why is this important for the #fediverse ‽ —

High time for my #introduction

Homebased in Germany. Education in Iowa before it was fashionable 😉 & Scotland before it was dragged out of the EU. Brexit exilee (don't get me started).

Interests: news & travel, political cartoons & science, migration & immigration.

Fmr officer in lots of things, among them Australian migration, int. exchange/education programs & govt consultancy.

Unapologetically pro people, coffee, freedom of movement, empathy, migration, knitting & facts (the real ones).

Reading the news this morning about the loss of Freedom of Movement, immigration and the lack of workers in the UK.
It made us think of the poem Saskia wrote after Brexit.
It is still as poignant as ever.

This country lost so much more than just workers…

50 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR TWITTER

You just pin your last tweet, Pete,
Request your archive, Clive,
You don’t need a blue tick, Vic,
Just get yourself free.

Hop on the tusk, Gus,
You don’t need to delete much,
Except your DMs, Jen,
And get yourself free.

Use Debirdify, Di,
Provide some alt tags, Mags,
Add a content warning, Tim,
To post sensitively.

Remember to boost, Ruth
You don't need to deny truth,
Just drop off the perch, Dirk,
And get yourself free.
#VerseThurday #TwitterMigration #FediTips

Would you be able to give this a push please? Gratitude 🙂
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/628226