Dave T-W @davoloid@qoto.org
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Just another worried little citizen of this modern-day Pompeii. Techie at UCL, working on Process Automation with MS Power Platform. Scatterbrain, interested in education, languages, Space and lots of disparate things. sorry.
Keeping my space toots at @astrodad as an experiment in self-moderation :)
*Background banner is a photo Yorkshire flag in blue and white, in front of a classic bell tent, in a field of similar tents at a festival.
Joined Oct 2022
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No elected official has ever been accused of anything remotely on the scale of what Donald Trump has been charged with.
His prosecution isn’t a witch hunt. It’s a defense of our democracy.
Don’t believe his lies.
Wow, Prigozhin continued to stick the knife in here. Mark Antony would be proud. Direct appeals to Russian people and stating what central line will not: the SMO is a failure and people have been thrown into a meat grinder.
https://twitter.com/igorsushko/status/1673509067640434689?s=20
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Fascism comes as a pencil pusher with alpha male in his blue-checked twitter bio.
"Ten years after launching what has become a pillar of queer nightlife in Houston, Mabry says the ongoing push by conservative lawmakers to restrict LGBTQ rights in Texas has jeopardized her business: for the first time since its doors opened in 2013, Pearl Bar was denied an insurance policy it needs to continue operations earlier this year, specifically because it hosts drag shows. "
https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/houston-pearl-bar-drag-texas-18100109.php
Whilst Elton's #Glastonbury set was fantastic last night, as you might expect, I was watching that in the background as #Phoenix played an amazing show, full of energy and gratitude to their fans.
On iplayer now, under the "hidden gems": https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0ftbb3w/glastonbury-phoenix?seriesId=b007r6vx-61-hidden-gems
And if you liked that, here's the Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5LcBx5gFclXGlbOCGIVveI?si=d97951400eec4aac
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TikTok: Look! I discovered hot water melts frozen food faster!
Twitter: Look at this TikTok video showing how to defrost your food faster!
Yahoo news: Millions of Twitter users view TikTok video showing new life hack for melting frozen food!
Mastodon: Please read my academic white paper describing the impacts of public school system underfunding
#TheWarOnDrugs now on iPlayer coverage from #Glastonbury. Great old fashioned Guitar pop.
Dave T-W
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Every breath you take
And every move you make
Every bond you break
Every step you take
I'll be watching you
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Another cracking thread from @kamilkazani (on bird site unfortunately) on possible outcomes from the #RussiaCoup.
Coincidentally, clearing out our archives today and found my 1996 Russian language certificate.
Oh good, @kamilkazani Is awake:
"What is happening in Russia?
The mutiny is real. It is also unlikely to succeed. Most probable outcome is:
1. The mutiny fails
2. The regime stands (for a few months)
3. Upon its suppression, regime becomes increasingly dysfunctional -> falls
In other words, Kornilov putsch"
(May be start of another insightful thread)
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Peskov: Putin had given orders to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Federal Security Service, Russian Guard Service due to the "attempted armed rebellion". A VChK-OGPU source commented on the situation in Moscow's Federal Security Service and Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs: "Everyone is up, arrived urgently. Now all the offices are like one big after-party. 80% of the staff reek of alcohol. Some of them can hardly stand on their feet. They can't be armed or sent anywhere. Friday night's the perfect time to start something like this. Everybody's standing around, waiting for something. No introductions. A couple of hours more and there'll be conflicts amongst them when they start to sober up".
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Russian media report that Internet access is being limited in Russia.
Only 25% of Russians now have access to Google. Many are experiencing issues with accessing the website. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1672370307443613696
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It looks like Wagner PMC declared war on Russian defense ministry.
After a reported rocket strike on rear location of Wagner's mercenaries, Prigozhin accused Russian MoD and swore to punish the guilty ones and Shoigu personally.
"There's 25,000 of us and we're coming to figure out why there's such chaos in the country", Prigozhin declared.
Is this the start of a civil war in Russia?
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I wrote something because I could no longer stay silent. I hope you won't either.
We hear echoes in 2023 America of the Nazi Party’s propaganda and the violence it wrought. Elie Wiesel, a Nobel Peace Prize winner and Holocaust survivor, said, “We must always take a side. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.”
#LGBTQ #Pride #lawfedi #law #equality
https://www.collegesoflaw.edu/blog/2023/06/20/a-pride-month-warning/
Here's another great article about The Union, going into further detail on the flawed settlements around devolution: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/brexit/2021/04/23/the-uks-union-has-been-fractured-by-brexit/
"Two features stand out: the failure to change constitutional understandings and practices at the centre; and the continued position of England as the dominant partner, but constitutionally unrecognized as such.
...
English constitutional assumptions continue to govern the Union while much of the UK government continues as if there were still a unitary state with devolution tacked on."
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Just in case it's not obvious, I'm still furious about #brexit.
The pathetic excuses given for doing it, spread by liars and fools.
It was not in the county's strategic or tactical best interests, but more importantly it was morally wrong.
At it's heart was racism and xenophobia, which I will never support.
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I've posted a lot of tweets with Prigozhin today.
He's intensifying his criticism of Shoigu and Russian defense ministry.
Putin shows no reaction to this. Ergo, Putin has his own interest in these events.
Possibly, we will soon see either some new appointments or new accidents.
Like Chekhov said: "If in the first act you have hung a pistol on the wall, then in the following one it should be fired." It seems a "shot" might come soon.
- Location
- Mostly London
- Pronouns (plz)
- he/him
Just another worried little citizen of this modern-day Pompeii. Techie at UCL, working on Process Automation with MS Power Platform. Scatterbrain, interested in education, languages, Space and lots of disparate things. sorry.
Keeping my space toots at @astrodad as an experiment in self-moderation :)
*Background banner is a photo Yorkshire flag in blue and white, in front of a classic bell tent, in a field of similar tents at a festival.
Joined Oct 2022
