Ian Kenway @iankenway@social.cleverlibre.org

"Democracy is stolen from you when people lie to you."
#brexit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2VQ0kV1riA&ab_channel=BylineTV

The most notable thing about today’s budget was the total absence of any obvious ideas underpinning it, except those of the accountant who only knows how to cut costs but not how to deliver a business strategy. This government is bankrupt.

Ok #introduction time! Hi I’m Farah, mama to an energetic toddler. I’m originally from a small South Asian country; now live in Iowa, USA. I talk about my hobbies, #books, #gaming, #sciencefiction and #StarTrek and other isssues like #mentalheaIth #tech #psychology. I complain about the world a lot, (you’ve been warned). I am pathologically anxious and make jokes to compensate, they aren’t always funny. Trying to connect with people because it’s hard to make friends in real life. Peace! 🖖🏼

"The standard technique of privatization: defund, make sure things don't work, people get angry, you hand it over to private capital."
- Noam Chomsky

In honour of the Snowdonia National Park Authority's decision to refer to the highest mountain in Wales by its Welsh name only, here is Yr Wyddfa as seen from Aberystwyth on an exceptionally clear November day some 6 years ago.

"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people are so full of doubt." – Bertrand Russell, paraphrased from The Triumph of Stupidity”, Mortals and Others: Bertrand Russell's American Essays, 1931-1935

https://twitter.com/MNateShyamalan/status/1592287177542696963

#quote, #quotes, #stupidity, #doubt, #impostorsyndrome

I think I picked up ~10k followers on here in the last week? Haven’t done that on the bird site in maybe 10 years.

A History of Recent Twitter Migration to the Fediverse

1 month ago: Mastodon? No thanks. You have to have a Ph.D in Hackerology to use it.

3 weeks ago: I don't like this Mastodon... But if I have to... *sigh*

2 weeks ago: Wait. This does really cool things like let me edit posts. So genius. Is this free?

1 week ago: OMG! There's other apps! Now I know why there's a Fediverse!

Today: Comrades—let's fight for our freedom! Cast off the chains of Big Social!

Some basic differences between #Twitter and #Mastodon, for those switching over.

Tweets are now Toots.
Retweets are Reblogs.
Like is Favoured.
You can apply a content warning (CW) to a toot, so others don't have to read something that may upset.
You can also set your profile to auto unhide everyone's CW for you.

Cont...

I have to stop collecting hashtags. 😂😂😂🤣🤣 the list is getting long. Use them so people can find you and you can find them.
#BlackMastodon #BlackTwitter #BlackFediverse #BlackFedi
#BlackAcademics #BlackDiaspora #BIPoc #black #blacklivesmatter #blackisbeautiful #diversity #DiversityEquityInclusion #dei #mastodon #racism #antiracist #asian #indigenous #indigenousPeople #mena #history #NativeAmerican #native #PursueBlackJoy
#a11y #accessibility #inclusive #belonging

If you haven't already I urge you to watch this Portrait of Sheku Bayoh that was put together by his family + friends.

A reminder of the man, father, brother, uncle and great friend to many that lost his life in police custody in May 2015.

#BlackLivesMatter #NoJusticeNoPeace

https://youtu.be/Ryjqz3cqxBA

Good morning. Here’s today’s #TopicOfConversation (topic of conversation). Watch this shorty video (1:28). What is your thought about what you watched?

https://www.pbs.org/kenburns/unum/playlist/racism#chinese-exclusion

#BlackMastodon #BlackTwitter #BlackFediverse #BlackFedi
#BlackAcademics #BlackDiaspora #BIPoc #black #blacklivesmatter #blackisbeautiful #diversity #DiversityEquityInclusion #dei #mastodon #racism #antiracist #asian #indigenous #indigenousPeople #mena #history #native

I thought this was very interesting information about Black Jews. Thoughts? Someone would rather believe a lie than…..
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRQNxenY/

#BlackMastodon #BlackTwitter #BlackFediverse #BlackFedi
#BlackAcademics #BlackDiaspora #BIPoc #black #blacklivesmatter #blackisbeautiful #diversity #DiversityEquityInclusion #dei #mastodon #racism #antiracist #asian #indigenous #indigenousPeople #mena #history #NativeAmerican #native

Actions for Inclusion
#BlackMastodon #BlackTwitter #BlackFediverse #BlackFedi
#BlackAcademics #BlackDiaspora #BIPoc #black #blacklivesmatter #blackisbeautiful #diversity #DiversityEquityInclusion #dei #mastodon #racism #antiracist #asian #indigenous #indigenousPeople #mena #history #NativeAmerican #native #PursueBlackJoy
#a11y #accessibility #inclusive #belonging

Hope everyone is having a great day. I finally decided to get up from the desk for lunch and ride the bike for 30 min & catch up here.
Guess I should follow people back.
#BlackMastodon #BlackTwitter #BlackFediverse #BlackFedi
#BlackAcademics #BlackDiaspora #BIPoc #black #blacklivesmatter #blackisbeautiful #diversity #DiversityEquityInclusion #dei #mastodon #racism #antiracist #asian #indigenous #mena #history #NativeAmerican #native #PursueBlackJoy
#a11y #accessibility #inclusive

If you do ask these awkward questions, you will throw the vibes off, and the party will be ruined!

Talk about something general interest and not offensive instead, like "Guns in Chicago!" Don't ever talk about taboo topics, like "Racist teachers in Chicago schools."

Talk about something general interest, like "Black high school drop out rates!" Or "Black poverty!" Don't talk about sensitive topics like, "Why Black kids drop out of high school." or "Why Black kids are poor."

We also sincerely apologise if we don't adhere to all the rules set out on #mastodon.

We are still learning, please let us know if we make any mistakes!

#tuesday
#introduction
#politics
#ukpolitics
#socialism

New to Mastodon? Here are some guides I've found useful for figuring it all out.

Top 10 tips: https://axbom.com/mastodon-tips/

Longer guide: https://axbom.com/mastodon-guide/

Feditips 🦣 for beginners: https://fedi.tips/mastodon-and-the-fediverse-beginners-start-here/

Nikodemus' Guide to 🦣: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1D9gfeKg_-hlsU66R-dLEvUeyMsqEfyIx2pnfUeX0t_E/edit#

Notes from a Data Witch: https://blog.djnavarro.net/posts/2022-11-03_what-i-know-about-mastodon/

#feditips #TwitterMIgration #Twexit #IrishTwitter #IrishMastodon

The end of big tech will usher in the new economic era: welcome to the green economy https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2022/11/16/the-end-of-big-tech-will-usher-in-the-new-economic-era-welcome-to-the-green-economy/ Big tech is in serious decline. After 25 years it is no longer going to drive the economy. The green economy is where things are at now.

Interesting, apparently about half of the fediverse are people in their 40s and 50s.